PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Abreu
vs
Bickle

170 cm
33
174 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

176 cm
34
184 lbs
28 - 12 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Bickle !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle lands a nice shot to the body.
Abreu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bickle . Bickle obviously looking to wear him down.
Abreu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle checks the leg kick.
Bickle loads up on a big right hand but Abreu slips the punch.
A low kick from Abreu is predictable there
and Bickle counters with a left and a right that stings Abreu.
Bickle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abreu moves away.
Bickle throws a low kick, looking for Abreu's leg but Abreu calmly moves out of range.
Abreu throws a low kick, looking for Bickle 's leg but Bickle calmly moves out of range.
Bickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abreu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bickle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been informed that Bickle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Abreu throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Bickle misses with a low kick.
Abreu wants to land a leg kick but Bickle is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Abreu missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Abreu tenderised Bickle 's leg. Bickle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abreu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abreu walks into a left hand.

Abreu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Abreu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abreu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bickle is looking to improve his position.
Abreu throwing shots but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Bickle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abreu works his way into full mount!
Abreu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Abreu throwing strikes but Bickle recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Bickle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abreu.
Abreu trying to advance position but Bickle counters by regaining guard.
Abreu throws a strike but Bickle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bickle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Abreu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bickle is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu managing to control the position.
Abreu wants to control the position but Bickle says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bickle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Abreu trying to control here.
Bickle tries to stand and escape but Abreu is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is staying active underneath Bickle , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Abreu looking for submissions off his back.
Abreu wants to control but Bickle is keeping busy.
Bickle trying to control the action but Abreu is working from the bottom.
Abreu trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bickle wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abreu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abreu avoids a kick to the body.
Jab from Abreu.
Abreu misses with a leg kick
and Bickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bickle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abreu can pounce on him.
Bickle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abreu.
Bickle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bickle tries to clinch there but Abreu circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Bickle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abreu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abreu.
Abreu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle .
Abreu connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu slips under a jab from Bickle .
Abreu cracks Bickle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abreu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bickle .
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle . Abreu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Abreu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abreu keeps Bickle at a distance using the push kick.
Bickle misses with an uppercut. Abreu saw that one coming.
Abreu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bickle .
Bickle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abreu.
Nice shot by Abreu.
Bickle walks into a left hand.

Bickle moves into range and clinches up with Abreu.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Abreu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Abreu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bickle digs a right hand into Abreu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abreu's gas tank.
Abreu has had enough of the clinch but Bickle keeps him there for the moment.
Bickle 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bickle tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
Abreu avoids a wild elbow strike from Bickle .
Abreu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abreu fails to land.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Abreu avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Abreu lands a hook that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Abreu misses with some punches.

Abreu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bickle wants to stand but Abreu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bickle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abreu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bickle has managed to get both his arms back between Abreu's legs - danger averted.
Abreu is trying to keep Bickle in close.
Bickle stays in close to Abreu's body and controls the position.

Bickle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abreu, up you get!
Bickle slips under a jab from Abreu.
Abreu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Travis Bickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abreu throws a leg kick
and Bickle counters with a nice uppercut.
Abreu misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Abreu.
Bickle slips a straight right by Abreu.
Abreu throws a right hand that misses
and Abreu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abreu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abreu is looking to score with low kicks.
Bickle blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Abreu misses.
Abreu shoots in but no luck this time.
Abreu misses the body punch
and Bickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abreu throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.

Bickle clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abreu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bickle prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Abreu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Abreu dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bickle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abreu keeps the fight on the outside.
Abreu throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle .
Abreu misses with a right hand
and Bickle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle .
The crowd cheers as Abreu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bickle doesn't seem phased though.
Abreu throws a lazy body kick
and Abreu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bickle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bickle scores with a hook.
Abreu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Bickle .
Abreu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Bickle misses with a body kick.
Abreu swings widly with a right hand
and Bickle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abreu throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu throws a right hand that misses
and Bickle counters with a leg kick.
Abreu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bickle gets caught flat footed, as Abreu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Abreu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bickle is pulling down on Abreu's head to control his posture.
Abreu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abreu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abreu trying to control but Bickle is working from the bottom.
Bickle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abreu throws an elbow that misses. Bickle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abreu's guard. Nice move by Bickle !
Abreu has a closed guard, preventing Bickle from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bickle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Bickle gets to his feet. Abreu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abreu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bickle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Travis Bickle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bickle misses with a hook. Abreu ducked under it nicely.
Bickle misses the shot to the body.
Bickle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Abreu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abreu.
Bickle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abreu.
Cooper Abreu is winning the standup battle so far.
Abreu throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Abreu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bickle slips under a jab.
Abreu throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Abreu with a nice cross.
Bickle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abreu looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Abreu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abreu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abreu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abreu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bickle throws a leg kick that is checked

so Abreu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bickle keeping full guard, as Abreu tries to pass.
Abreu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abreu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bickle trying to keep a closed guard but Abreu is proving a slippery customer.
Abreu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bickle is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle is trying to control the position but Abreu postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abreu wants to control from the top but Bickle keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cooper Abreu.
Well Abreu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Abreu!
A less than humble Cooper Abreu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.