PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flare comes to the cage accompanied by Also Sprach Zarathustra. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Flare
vs
Abrahms

173 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

183 cm
26
175 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flare scores with a takedown into Abrahms's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Flare wants to control from the top but Abrahms keeps moving.
Flare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flare looking to pass the guard.
Abrahms avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abrahms controls Flare momentarily but Flare frees himself.
Flare prevents Abrahms from getting back to his feet.
Flare pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abrahms is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abrahms is looking to sweep but instead, Flare has passed into half guard.
Abrahms makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abrahms.
Flare throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare is looking to work some ground and pound but Abrahms has wrist control.
Abrahms is trying to control the position but Flare postures up.
Flare postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Flare is fighting to break Abrahms's control of his arms but Abrahms is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Flare is in close to Abrahms's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flare stands up over Abrahms, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flare throws and elbow that misses. Abrahms uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flare's guard. Nice move by Abrahms!

Flare looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Abrahms got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flare has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abrahms has managed to get both his arms back between Flare's legs - danger averted.

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

Flare isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abrahms stacks Flare on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Abrahms!
Flare is looking for a sweep.
Flare gets back to half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flare is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abrahms pulls his head out easily.
Flare is trying to maintain the position but Abrahms is very close to passing his half guard.
Abrahms really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flare. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abrahms wants to pass to mount but Flare is defending the position.
Flare has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abrahms is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abrahms's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abrahms's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Flare tightening his grip on Abrahms, looking for the choke.
Flare scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Abrahms is looking for a way out.
Flare misses with an elbow to the head.
Flare controlling well, preventing Abrahms from escaping the position.
Abrahms is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Abrahms grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Flare is striking well from the back but Abrahms escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms won't allow Flare to pass to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flare lands a nice short elbow.
Flare seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flare with the ground and pound but Abrahms uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Abrahms 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.
Abrahms looking to control.
Flare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flare keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abrahms's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flare looking to pass the guard.
Flare trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrahms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abrahms is looking to sweep but instead, Flare has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Flare dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Flare gets a takedown into half guard.
Flare lands with a punch from half guard.
Abrahms keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Flare there.

Flare is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abrahms defends it well.
Flare throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abrahms taking some punishment here, with Flare in his half guard.
Abrahms is looking to control Flare's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abrahms avoid being mounted?
Flare has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flare wants to take a breather but Abrahms is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Flare.
Rick Flare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Flare.
Flare sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abrahms defending well though.
Flare stalling.
Abrahms wants to get back to his feet.
Abrahms is looking to improve his position.
Flare throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Flare is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abrahms has managed to free his arm - good work.
Abrahms trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Abrahms slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flare keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abrahms's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flare trying to control but Abrahms is working from the bottom.
Flare postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flare won't allow Abrahms to sweep him here.
Abrahms is looking to stand up but Flare isn't so interested in that idea.
Abrahms preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms keeping moving, preventing Flare from controlling successfully.
Abrahms keeping full guard, as Flare tries to pass.
Flare with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flare trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrahms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abrahms is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flare postures up in Abrahms's guard and throws a big left but Abrahms blocks it.
Abrahms is trying to keep Flare in close.
Flare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flare with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abrahms wants to sweep here but Flare controlling him for the moment.
Abrahms has momentary wrist control but Flare slips an elbow through the middle.
Flare looking to pass the guard.
Abrahms manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flare manages to get himself to full guard.
Flare lands a decent shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrahms postures up.
Abrahms looking to sit in guard and control but Flare gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flare postures up and lands a big shot to Abrahms's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Flare dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Flare shoots in looking for a takedown but Abrahms manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flare's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flare swats away the attempt to clinch by Abrahms.
Abrahms fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abrahms tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flare swats away the attempt to clinch by Abrahms.
Abrahms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flare dives in and grabs Abrahms's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abrahms pushes down on Flare's head and hops out.
Abrahms tries to clinch
and Flare counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tank Abrahms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flare shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abrahms as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abrahms tries to clinch
letting Flare counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare cracks Abrahms with a good jab.
Abrahms tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flare shoots in for a double leg but Abrahms sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Flare enables Abrahms to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Flare manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Flare is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Abrahms rolls with it to try and escape but Flare cranks on the arm and Abrahms is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Flare!