PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abra Kadabra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadabra comes to the cage accompanied by Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra. Nate North is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kadabra
vs
North

181 cm
26
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

North

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abra Kadabra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate North!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

North closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Kadabra has been working on his elbows in the gym.

North manages to break the clinch.
Kadabra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kadabra tries a head kick but it misses.
North throws a head kick but Kadabra moves out of range.

Kadabra closes the distance and clinches.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Kadabra.
Kadabra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Nate North has been cut.
Kadabra pushes off an throws an elbow but North leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kadabra.
Kadabra trying to land knees to the body.
North wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kadabra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kadabra lands a knee to the body.
North has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kadabra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadabra missing with knees to the body.
Kadabra looking to throw knees to the head but North is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North avoids a wild elbow strike from Kadabra.
North on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kadabra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kadabra throws a front kick that sends North stumbling back into the cage.
Kadabra throws a low kick, looking for North's leg but North calmly moves out of range.
Kadabra throws a leg kick but North moved away.
North blocks a head kick by Kadabra.
Abra Kadabra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

North darts in and clinches Kadabra up against the cage.
Kadabra is defending well against a takedown attempt.

North pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kadabra stopping the sweep attempt from North.
Kadabra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Abra Kadabra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
North stuns Kadabra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Kadabra gets tackled into the cage by North. North maintains the clinch.
Kadabra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
North trying to land knees to the body.
North blocks an elbow strike from Kadabra.
Kadabra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
North has had enough of the clinch but Kadabra keeps him there for the moment.
Kadabra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
North is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kadabra is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadabra lands an elbow just above North 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Kadabra.
Kadabra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from North.
Kadabra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kadabra throws an elbow that misses.
Kadabra landing knees to the body.
North dodges an elbow strike from Kadabra.
Kadabra lands a nice elbow.
Kadabra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

North lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
North tries to pass to full mount but Kadabra defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with North in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North trying to control from half guard but Kadabra is working away.
Kadabra tries to get to full guard but North has control of the leg.
Kadabra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kadabra pushes North off and gets back to his feet.
North throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kadabra.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kadabra. That's going to slow North down.
North wants to clinch up but Kadabra keeps it at a distance.
Kadabra tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abra Kadabra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate North's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - North looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kadabra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from North.
North takes a kick to the side of the head.
North throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kadabra tries a head kick but it misses.
Kadabra throws a low kick but North moves out of range easily.
Kadabra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
North lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kadabra fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from North.
North throws a right hand that Kadabra ducks under and follows up with a left that Kadabra also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadabra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kadabra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kadabra drives through and clinches with North against the cage.
Kadabra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kadabra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
North blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadabra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kadabra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Kadabra breaks the clinch.
Kadabra throws a half hearted mid kick.

Kadabra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kadabra tries a knee to the head but North blocks it.
North takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Nate North's cut even more.
Kadabra looking to throw knees to the head but North is blocking nicely.
North blocks the elbow strike.
Kadabra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kadabra landing knees to the body.
Kadabra tries to land a knee to the head but North blocks with his arms.
North lands a nice shot to the body.
Kadabra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kadabra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kadabra dodges the punch combination from North.
This has been an exciting period of action!
North misses with a few strikes there.
Kadabra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kadabra fails with an attempt to clinch.

North closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kadabra is trying to control North's posture but North avoids it.
Kadabra stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Kadabra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kadabra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North wants to control but Kadabra is keeping him busy.
Kadabra is trying is best to control the position here.
Kadabra is pressing down on North's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
North looking to sit in guard and control but Kadabra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
North keeping moving, preventing Kadabra from controlling successfully.
Kadabra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. North swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kadabra postures up.
Kadabra won't allow North to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kadabra wants to pass the guard but North is keeping the position.

Nate North has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

North looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kadabra moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
North wants to control from the top but Kadabra keeps moving.

North thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kadabra is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. North presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abra Kadabra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate North's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kadabra throws a head kick but North moves out of range.
North throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
North blocks a head kick by Kadabra.
North keeps the fight on the outside.
Abra Kadabra is winning the standup battle so far.
Kadabra cracks the inside of North's front leg.
North looks to clinch
and Kadabra counters with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - North looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nate North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kadabra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. North manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
North circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kadabra delivers a nice body kick.
Kadabra tries to close the distance and clinch up but North swats him away and circles back towards the center.

North fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kadabra to the ground. North is now in Kadabra's guard.
Nate North has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
North trying to control but Kadabra is working from the bottom.
North preventing the sweep.
North wants to control from the top but Kadabra keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadabra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kadabra is working hard here to advance position.
North must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nate North.

North drives through and clinches with Kadabra against the cage.
Kadabra lands an elbow inside that North shrugs off.
Kadabra lands an elbow inside.
North tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kadabra tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.

North pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
North walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kadabra.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kadabra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kadabra throws the kick towards the body but North avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by North as he checks the leg kick.
North keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
North lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kadabra circles away quickly and effectively.

North tries to keep at a distance but Kadabra has taken the fight into the clinch.

North jumps guard and drags Kadabra to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North controlling Kadabra's posture.

Kadabra gets to his feet - North follows without any prompting.

Kadabra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
North blocks the elbow strike.
Kadabra keeps control of North as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
North goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kadabra prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadabra throws an elbow that misses.

Kadabra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

North has Kadabra up against the cage in a clinch.
Kadabra with a knee to the head.

The cut above Nate North's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kadabra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kadabra lands an elbow inside.

Kadabra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kadabra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. North manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
North has a takedown stuffed.
Kadabra throws a head kick that misses.
Kadabra tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadabra lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kadabra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
North blocks a head kick by Kadabra.
Kadabra is looking to clinch.
North tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kadabra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
North throws a sloppy head kick
and Kadabra counters with a slapping leg kick.
North takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice takedown defense from Kadabra. No joy for North on that attempt.
Abra Kadabra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate North.
Kadabra lands a head kick!
Kadabra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some wild striking there from North.
Kadabra slaps away a takedown attempt from North, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadabra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nate North has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abra Kadabra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kadabra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abra Kadabra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kadabra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abra Kadabra!
Abra Kadabra thanked the fans post fight for their support.