PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Messersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Abdu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Messersmith
vs
Abdu

181 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
197 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Messersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhonny Abdu!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdu feints and then cracks Messersmith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Messersmith down.
Abdu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdu throws a front kick aimed at Messersmith's knee but Messersmith avoids it well.
Messersmith throws a hook but Abdu blocks it.
Messersmith keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdu misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Messersmith.
Messersmith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Messersmith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Messersmith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdu.
A bone on bone clash there as Messersmith blocks the leg kick.
Abdu throws a leg kick which misses Messersmith's front leg but catches the back leg as Messersmith tries to avoid it.
Abdu looks to land a body kick but Messersmith moved away.
Abdu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messersmith moves away.
Messersmith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messersmith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Messersmith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdu was well out of range. Poor timing from Messersmith.
Messersmith takes a swing at Abdu's ribcage but misses.
Abdu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Messersmith takes a step back to recover.
Messersmith is breathing heavily.
Messersmith throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdu.
Messersmith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdu is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abdu.
Abdu lands a slapping body shot.
Messersmith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdu tries to work over Messersmith's front leg with a kick but Messersmith checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdu looks to land a left hand but Messersmith moved out of range nicely.
Abdu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Abdu misses.
Messersmith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abdu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abdu, right into the meat.
Abdu throws a series of punches but Messersmith moves out of range.

Abdu forces Messersmith back against the cage and clinches.
Messersmith tries to break the clinch but Abdu is controlling the position.
Abdu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abdu looking to throw knees to the head but Messersmith is blocking nicely.
Messersmith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abdu scores with a knee to the head.
Abdu misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Abdu.

Abdu breaks from the clinch.
Abdu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Messersmith.
Abdu throws a right hand that misses
and Messersmith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdu thinking.
Messersmith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Abdu moves into the clinch successfully.

Abdu manages to break the clinch.
Abdu scores with a kick to the body.
Abdu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Messersmith at a distance.
Messersmith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdu throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdu's corner calls for a 1-2. Abdu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Messersmith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Messersmith checks it well.
Abdu cracks Messersmith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abdu cracks Messersmith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Abdu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Messersmith as he checks the leg kick.

Messersmith tries to keep at a distance but Abdu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abdu lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abdu tries to land a knee to the head but Messersmith blocks with his arms.
Abdu is struggling to control the position.
Messersmith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny Abdu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Abdu misses.
Nice straight punches there by Abdu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdu.
Abdu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Messersmith is out of range and Abdu settles back down.
Messersmith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Messersmith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdu manages to avoid it.
Abdu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abdu wants to clinch.
Abdu tries to land a front kick but Messersmith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Abdu.
Abdu clobbers Messersmith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abdu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Messersmith is out of range.
Abdu lands a head kick. Messersmith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Anthony Messersmith has been cut.
Abdu throws a sloppy head kick and Messersmith moves out of range easily.
Messersmith misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abdu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abdu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Messersmith coming out on top.
Messersmith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abdu throws a low kick but Messersmith avoids it.
Abdu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Messersmith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdu throws a low kick but Messersmith avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abdu misses with a straight left.
Abdu throws a leg kick but Messersmith checks it.
Messersmith lands a jab to Abdu's midsection.
Abdu throws a shot from downtown. Messersmith moves away and avoids it.
Jhonny Abdu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messersmith checks a leg kick.
Messersmith is looking to wear down Abdu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Messersmith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abdu is looking to clinch.
Abdu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Abdu tenderised Messersmith's leg. Messersmith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abdu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Messersmith.
Abdu doesn't manage to clinch there - Messersmith circles away.
Nice defenses there by Messersmith.
Abdu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abdu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Messersmith on the side of the head.

Messersmith is rocked!
Abdu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Messersmith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdu feints a jab and as Messersmith dips his head, Abdu unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Messersmith right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Messersmith falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Abdu smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jhonny Abdu!