PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Bangcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Abbot will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bangcock
vs
Abbot

194 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Bangcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangcock tries to clinch up.

Bangcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Bangcock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbot blocks it with crossed arms.
Bangcock trying to land knees to the body.

Bangcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Bangcock avoids them all with ease.
Abbot keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbot misses with a hook.
Abbot misses with an uppercut.
Abbot misses with the combination.
Abbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bangcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bangcock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangcock circles away quickly and effectively.
Abbot looks to land a combination but Bangcock avoids it well.
Bangcock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abbot throws a right hand that Bangcock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangcock also avoids with ease.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangcock circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws a nice looking combination but Bangcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abbot throws a nice looking combination but Bangcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Bangcock misses.
Abbot misses with a looping left.
Bangcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Bangcock.
Abbot misses with a double jab
and Bangcock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abbot looks gassed!
Abbot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bangcock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bangcock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bangcock gets a clinch.
Bangcock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bangcock.
Bangcock missing with knees to the body.
Bangcock misses with a knee to the head.
Abbot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abbot is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bangcock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbot blocks it with crossed arms.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but Abbot blocks it.
Bangcock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Bangcock.

Bangcock manages to break the clinch.
Bangcock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Devin Bangcock has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbot throws a shot from downtown. Bangcock moves away and avoids it.
Abbot throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bangcock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but Abbot blocks it.
Abbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Bangcock won't allow it.
Bangcock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abbot is trying to break free.
Bangcock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbot wants to break free but Bangcock has control.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Bangcock won't allow it.
Abbot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbot is trying to break the clinch but Bangcock has him pressed against the cage.
Abbot can't break the clinch.
Abbot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bangcock manages to break the clinch.
Abbot digs a good hook to Bangcock's body.
Abbot lands a right hook to the body.
Bangcock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abbot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abbot scores with a sloppy right hand. Bangcock should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Abbot there.
Abbot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abbot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bangcock counters with an inside leg kick.
Abbot lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Abbot.
Abbot misses with a two punch combination.
Abbot scores with a one two! Bangcock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bangcock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with an uppercut. Bangcock saw that one coming.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
Bangcock slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Abbot swinging wilding here.
Bangcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangcock. Bangcock obviously looking to wear him down.

Bangcock moves into the clinch successfully.
Bangcock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbot blocks it with crossed arms.
Bangcock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bangcock keeps control of Abbot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bangcock prevents Abbot from breaking the clinch.
Abbot wants to break free but Bangcock has control.
Bangcock misses with a knee to the head.
Abbot is looking to break free of the clinch but Bangcock has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Abbot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Bangcock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Abbot does no damage.
Abbot misses with a looping right.
Bangcock walks into a jab.
Bangcock wants to slow Abbot down by chopping away at his legs.
Abbot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abbot tries to bum rush Bangcock with a series of wild strikes but Bangcock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abbot thows a body shot but no joy.

Bangcock has Abbot up against the cage in a clinch.
Bangcock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bangcock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbot avoids the damage to the body.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abbot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bangcock manages to break the clinch.
Bangcock slips under a jab.
Abbot misses with a double jab.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Bangcock avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot looks to land a body kick but Bangcock moved away.
Abbot loads up on a big right hand but Bangcock slips the punch.
Abbot throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bangcock counters by moving into the clinch.
Abbot wants to break free but Bangcock has control.
Bangcock misses with a knee strike.
Abbot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but Abbot blocks it.
Abbot managing to block the knees to the body from Bangcock.
Bangcock keeps control of Abbot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Bangcock won't allow it.
Bangcock has had enough of the clinch but Abbot keeps him there for the moment.
Bangcock is trying to break free.
Bangcock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbot avoids the damage to the body.
Abbot is trying to break free.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Bangcock won't allow it.
Abbot wants to break free but Bangcock has control.
Abbot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Abbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bangcock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abbot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bangcock tries to break the clinch but Abbot is controlling the position.
Abbot is trying to break free.
Abbot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bangcock has him pressed against the cage.
Bangcock misses with a knee to the head.
Bangcock misses with an elbow strike.
Bangcock prevents Abbot from breaking the clinch.
Bangcock prevents Abbot from breaking the clinch.
Abbot can't break the clinch.
Bangcock pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abbot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abbot has had enough of the clinch but Bangcock keeps him there for the moment.

Bangcock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bangcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abbot's corner calls for a 1-2. Abbot obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frank Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bangcock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frank Abbot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bangcock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abbot misses with a wild combination.
Frank Abbot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbot misses with a series of wild punches.
Bangcock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abbot throws a right hand that Bangcock ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangcock also avoids with ease.
Abbot lands a really nice looking cross but Bangcock seems unphased.
Bangcock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bangcock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abbot to score with a decent uppercut.
Abbot throws a nice looking combination but Bangcock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a solid leg kick but Bangcock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abbot.
Abbot works over Bangcock's head and body with a nice combination.
Abbot swinging wilding here.
Bangcock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abbot has time to react.
Bangcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bangcock counters with a thumping low kick.
Abbot is working the combinations to good effect here.

Bangcock gets a clinch.

Bangcock breaks from the clinch.
Abbot misses with a double jab
and Bangcock counters with a leg kick.
Bangcock throws a head kick that misses.
Abbot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bangcock momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Abbot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devin Bangcock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Abbot scores with a punch to the head.
Abbot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangcock wants to slow Abbot down by chopping away at his legs.
Abbot slips a jab and a cross from Bangcock.
Bangcock misses with a head kick.
Abbot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abbot throws a combination that misses
and Bangcock counters with a low kick, right behind Abbot 's knee.
Abbot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abbot.
Bangcock slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Abbot thows a body shot but no joy.
Abbot lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Bangcock.
Abbot scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A right-left combo lands from Abbot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bangcock slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Abbot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangcock connects with a solid leg kick.
Abbot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
Abbot looks to land a left hand but Bangcock moved out of range nicely.
Bangcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bangcock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abbot with a jab.
Abbot misses with a combination

and Bangcock counters by moving into the clinch.
Abbot dodges an elbow strike from Bangcock.
Bangcock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bangcock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbot avoids the damage to the body.
Abbot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Bangcock won't allow it.
Bangcock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bangcock keeps control of Abbot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbot avoids the elbow strike from Bangcock, against the cage.
Abbot can't break the clinch.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Bangcock won't allow it.
Bangcock scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbot wants to break free but Bangcock has control.
Abbot can't break the clinch.
Abbot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bangcock tries to land a knee to the head but Abbot blocks with his arms.
Bangcock prevents Abbot from breaking the clinch.
Bangcock keeps control of Abbot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bangcock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bangcock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbot is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bangcock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbot is blocking nicely.
Abbot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bangcock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abbot is trying to break free.
Abbot is looking to break free of the clinch but Bangcock has double underhooks.
Bangcock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bangcock prevents Abbot from breaking the clinch.
Devin Bangcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bangcock misses with an elbow strike.
Abbot keeps control of Bangcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Bangcock won't allow it.
Abbot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bangcock scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbot prevents Bangcock from breaking the clinch.
Bangcock wants to get back to striking at distance but Abbot won't allow it.
Abbot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abbot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bangcock has him pressed against the cage.

Bangcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abbot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bangcock counters with a nice leg kick.
Abbot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Bangcock avoids them all with ease.
Abbot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abbot misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bangcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Bangcock tries a knee to the head but Abbot blocks it.
Bangcock is looking to break free of the clinch but Abbot has double underhooks.
Bangcock keeps control of Abbot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbot is trying to break the clinch but Bangcock has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bangcock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Bangcock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank Abbot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abbot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Abbot scores with a one two! Bangcock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Abbot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abbot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Abbot!