PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardy
vs
Abbot

188 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Abbot!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy shoots in but Abbot avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hardy drives through with a takedown into Abbot's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hardy manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hardy prevents Abbot from standing back up.

Abbot manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Mike Abbot has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot stuffs the takedown.
Abbot wants to clinch

and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abbot won't be happy with that.

Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Abbot tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy connects with a couple of short punches.
Abbot keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to stand but Abbot is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Abbot is working from the bottom.
Abbot wants to stand but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbot is keeping the position for now.
Hardy prevents Abbot from getting back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Jeff Hardy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Abbot moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Abbot tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Abbot wants to clinch

and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is keen to just control but Abbot is a slippery customer.
Abbot is trying to stand.

Abbot kicks Hardy off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Abbot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Abbot holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hardy drops back down to his feet.
Hardy wants a takedown but no success here.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hardy forces Abbot back against the ropes and clinches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abbot managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Abbot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Abbot fails with the takedown

and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Abbot!

Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side

and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardy.
Abbot throws an elbow that misses.
Abbot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abbot misses with an elbow over the top.
Abbot keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hardy jumps guard.
Abbot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abbot throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hardy enables Abbot to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hardy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abbot on the ground.
Abbot trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Abbot is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abbot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Abbot wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardy tries to get out of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Mike Abbot has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Abbot forces Hardy back against the ropes and clinches.
Hardy can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abbot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy taking a breather.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abbot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbot lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Abbot slowing the pace effectively.
Abbot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abbot pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abbot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abbot throws an elbow but misses.
Abbot is pressed up against the ropes. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abbot down to the mat. Abbot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Abbot rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy wants to break free but Abbot has control.
Abbot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abbot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Abbot's cut.
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!

Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Abbot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abbot swivels and escapes.
Mike Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbot fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
Abbot tries to escape but Hardy is in control.
Abbot is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Abbot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardy is controlling him well.
Jeff Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is breathing heavily.

Hardy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Abbot has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hardy but great work by Abbot.
Hardy is trying to control Abbot's posture but Abbot avoids it.
Hardy trying to remain calm as Abbot controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abbot has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hardy is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Abbot yanks on the arm and Hardy is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Abbot.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Abbot!
Mike Abbot opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.