PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emiliano Abbandando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaga Shura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Angel. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Abbandando
vs
Shura

200 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emiliano Abbandando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaga Shura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbandando throws a shot to the body.
Abbandando throws a low kick but Shura avoids it.
Abbandando looks for the body kick but Shura saw that one coming.
Shura shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abbandando as he jumps to the side.
Abbandando feints and then cracks Shura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shura down.
Shura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abbandando defends it nicely.
Abbandando scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shura looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
Shura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando.
Abbandando tried to score with a low kick but Shura checks it.
Abbandando lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shura takes a step back to recover.
Shura steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abbandando. That one must have hurt.
Shura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbandando can pounce on him.
Abbandando chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbandando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abbandando throws a leg kick but Shura sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abbandando keeps Shura at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shura takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abbandando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abbandando throws a front kick that sends Shura stumbling back into the cage.
Abbandando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abbandando lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shura will feel that in the morning.
Abbandando throws a combination. Shura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Yaga Shura has been cut.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Abbandando.
Abbandando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abbandando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Abbandando!
Shura's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando scoring well with a low kick there.

Abbandando cracks Shura with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Abbandando has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shura to stand back up!

Shura is rocked!
Abbandando knocks out Shura with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Abbandando before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Abbandando picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emiliano Abbandando!
Our winner, Emiliano Abbandando, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.