PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Park Jae Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jae Sung might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gangnam Style by PSY. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jae Sung
vs
Abbott

184 cm
38
198 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

179 cm
33
186 lbs
36 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Park Jae Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbott is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Abbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Jae Sung.
Abbott takes a swing at Jae Sung's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Abbott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abbott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abbott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jae Sung can pounce on him.
Abbott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jae Sung.

Jae Sung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abbott to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Jae Sung is looking for a triangle but Abbott pushes his legs off easily.
Abbott landing with the ground and pound.
Abbott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Jae Sung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abbott is aware though and is defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abbott working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

Abbott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jae Sung has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jae Sung looking to control.
Jae Sung wants to improve his position but instead Abbott has moved into half guard.
Abbott has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jae Sung is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Abbott looking to finish Jae Sung with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jae Sung!
Abbott lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jae Sung tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung regains half guard.
Abbott slips a nice elbow through Jae Sung's hands, connecting with Jae Sung's forehead.
Abbott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jae Sung tries to roll over but Abbott keeps him under control.
Abbott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Jae Sung actively working from the bottom here.
Abbott lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abbott is keen to just control but Jae Sung is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Abbott there.
Abbott working Jae Sung over with strikes.
Jae Sung wants to control but Abbott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abbott working Jae Sung over with strikes.
Jae Sung is staying active underneath Abbott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jae Sung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abbott is working away from the top position though.
Abbott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jae Sung gets back to full guard.
Abbott landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Abbott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abbott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jae Sung is out of range and Abbott settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abbott.
Jae Sung is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abbott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jae Sung. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jae Sung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jae Sung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jae Sung.
A combination from Jae Sung does no damage.
Abbott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brenden Abbott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott scores with a jab. Jae Sung acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Jae Sung with that takedown attempt.
Park Jae Sung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jae Sung defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Jae Sung.
Abbott on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Abbott tries to sprawl but Jae Sung drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Abbott trying to control from the bottom.
Abbott regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott controlling Jae Sung's posture.
Jae Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jae Sung postures up.
Abbott wants to sweep here but Jae Sung controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jae Sung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abbott is out of range.
Jae Sung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jae Sung connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abbott's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbott slips a jab and a cross from Jae Sung.
Jae Sung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jae Sung cracks the inside of Abbott's front leg.
Abbott tries to bum rush Jae Sung with a series of wild strikes but Jae Sung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abbott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jae Sung.
Abbott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jae Sung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abbott lands with a hook. Jae Sung tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jae Sung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jae Sung throws a leg kick which misses Abbott's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbott tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Jae Sung. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Jae Sung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jae Sung throws a sloppy head kick
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jae Sung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jae Sung goes for a double leg but Abbott avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abbott continues to drive forward.
A clash of legs there as Abbott blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jae Sung.
Abbott takes a swing at Jae Sung's ribcage but misses.
Jae Sung throws a lazy right hand but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abbott throws a hook but Jae Sung avoids it easily.
Abbott dips to his left and cracks Jae Sung with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Park Jae Sung will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Jae Sung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Jae Sung.
Abbott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jae Sung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Jae Sung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbott blocks a head kick by Jae Sung.
Jae Sung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbott.
Abbott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abbott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Jae Sung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jae Sung misses.
Abbott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jae Sung gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abbott.
Jae Sung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a straight right.
Jae Sung jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Abbott misses.
Jae Sung was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jae Sung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jae Sung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jae Sung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abbott is able to avoid easily.
Abbott misses with a few strikes there.
Abbott misses with a looping left.
Jae Sung swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott misses with a hook to the body
and Jae Sung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott lands the left hand.
Jae Sung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abbott in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Sung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jae Sung. Jae Sung obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbott avoids the head kick by Jae Sung.
Jae Sung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abbott in his tracks.

It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Abbott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jae Sung shoots for a takedown but Abbott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abbott leaves Jae Sung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jae Sung cracks Abbott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jae Sung swings for the body but Abbott moves out of range.
Jae Sung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jae Sung slips a jab from Abbott.
Jae Sung moves forwards but Abbott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Jae Sung sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jae Sung appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jae Sung scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abbott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abbott misses with a hook

and Jae Sung counters by clinching up.
Abbott is trying to stall.
Abbott dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Abbott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands a hook to the side of the head.

Abbott pulls Jae Sung into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jae Sung tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbott is retaining full guard.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Abbott is still trying to improve position.
Abbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbott wants to improve his position but instead Jae Sung has moved into half guard.

Jae Sung is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abbott has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jae Sung wants to pass the guard but Abbott is defending well.

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 Park Jae Sung.
I think Jae Sung has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Park Jae Sung!
Park Jae Sung bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.