PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Guy (ranked 102 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Abdallah (ranked 1001 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guy
vs
Abdallah

180 cm
27
280 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

186 cm
26
236 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amir Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdallah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdallah circles away quickly and effectively.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abdallah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abdallah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Abdallah looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
Abdallah misses with a straight right.
Guy defending well as Abdallah loads up on a big left hand.
Abdallah misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdallah.
Guy misses with a hook.
Abdallah looks to land a right hand but Guy moved out of range.
Guy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Abdallah's head but Abdallah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdallah throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Abdallah has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Guy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Guy tries to clinch but Abdallah moves out of range.
Guy missing with a left hand there. Abdallah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdallah takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdallah throws out the jab.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdallah tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Abdallah.

Guy darts in and clinches Abdallah up against the cage.
Abdallah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Guy.
Abdallah blocks an uppercut.
Abdallah tries to break free but Guy pushes him back against the cage.
Abdallah has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Abdallah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdallah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdallah struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Abdallah misses with a punch on the inside.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdallah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdallah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdallah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdallah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Abdallah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdallah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdallah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guy momentarily.
Guy misses with a looping left.
Guy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Abdallah lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Abdallah.
Abdallah looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Abdallah manages to avoid it.
Guy slips under a jab.
A big left from Guy misses.
Guy slips a jab from Abdallah.
Abdallah keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdallah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abdallah slips a jab and a cross from Guy.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Abdallah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abdallah connects with a jab.
Guy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdallah just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy wants to clinch
and Abdallah counters with a three punch combo that has Guy backing up. Guy nods at Abdallah to acknowledge the strikes.
Guy slips under a jab.
Guy defending well as Abdallah loads up on a big left hand.
As Abdallah tries to get set, Guy tries to push him back and clinch up but Abdallah manages to avoid the attempt.
Abdallah misses with a body shot
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abdallah.
Abdallah misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Abdallah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Abdallah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy slips under a jab.
A big left from Abdallah misses.
As Abdallah tries to get set, Guy tries to push him back and clinch up but Abdallah manages to avoid the attempt.
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Abdallah throws a series of strikes that have Guy backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdallah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdallah throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Abdallah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guy takes one to the chin there.
Abdallah 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.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Nice body punch from Abdallah.
Abdallah lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Guy misses.
Jab from Abdallah.
Abdallah thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Abdallah lands a nice hook to Guy's body. Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Abdallah.
A lazy left from Abdallah finds it's target.
Abdallah looks to land a left hand but Guy moved out of range nicely.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdallah counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Abdallah dominated that 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.

Guy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guy tries to clinch up
enabling Abdallah to counter with a crisp jab.

Abdallah gets tackled into the cage by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch.
Abdallah gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdallah misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdallah lands with a light punch inside.
Abdallah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdallah throws a head punch that misses.
Abdallah has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Abdallah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy pushes Abdallah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdallah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guy blocking some punches.
Guy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdallah has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Abdallah blocks a body shot from Guy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdallah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abdallah misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdallah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdallah tries to break the clinch but Guy is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Abdallah fails to land.
Abdallah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Abdallah lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Abdallah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guy tries to work over Abdallah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdallah lands a nice uppercut.
Abdallah tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy blocks a body shot from Abdallah.

Abdallah breaks the clinch.
Abdallah tests Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Guy lands a jab to Abdallah's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy cracks Abdallah with an open hand slap.
Guy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdallah.
Guy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abdallah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdallah.
Guy misses with a hook.
Abdallah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy tries to clinch but Abdallah is having none of it.
Abdallah defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdallah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abdallah looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abdallah!
Guy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abdallah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Guy misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy closes the distance but Abdallah moves to the side
and Abdallah counters with a series of strikes. Guy will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdallah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Guy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abdallah looks to score with a jab to the body but Guy is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdallah lands a jab to Guy's midsection.
A jab lands there for Guy.
Abdallah throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Guy forces Abdallah back against the cage and clinches.
Abdallah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Abdallah controls the action.
Amir Abdallah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abdallah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Abdallah breaks from the clinch.

Guy moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdallah.
Abdallah misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Abdallah breaks the clinch.
Donk. Guy catches Abdallah right on the button with a cross.
Amir Abdallah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdallah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Abdallah. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Guy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdallah.
Guy misses with the combination.
Abdallah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guy momentarily.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Abdallah manages to circle out of the way.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abdallah throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
A jab from Abdallah finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Abdallah lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdallah lands a jab to Guy's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Abdallah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.

Abdallah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdallah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy swings for the body but Abdallah moves out of range.
Abdallah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdallah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdallah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdallah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abdallah just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdallah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice side step and Abdallah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdallah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guy throws a right and a left that Abdallah avoids nicely.
Abdallah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdallah.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Abdallah manages to avoid it.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdallah throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdallah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abdallah moves out of range as Guy strikes.
Abdallah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdallah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guy defending well as Abdallah loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdallah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdallah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abdallah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guy's head backwards.
Nice cross by Abdallah.
Abdallah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Abdallah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guy lands a jab to the head.
Guy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Guy closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdallah misses with a body punch.
Abdallah lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdallah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Abdallah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy blocking some punches.
Abdallah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy has Abdallah pressed against the cage, preventing Abdallah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abdallah misses with a punch on the inside.
Well,Guy is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Abdallah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy gets through Abdallah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdallah blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Abdallah.
Abdallah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy prevents a body shot from Abdallah.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abdallah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdallah lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Abdallah. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Abdallah misses.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdallah under the eye.
Abdallah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amir Abdallah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abdallah jabs at Guy's body.
Guy misses with a hook
and Abdallah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Abdallah.
Abdallah lands with a shot to the body.
Guy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdallah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abdallah duly obliges.
Guy defending well as Abdallah loads up on a big left hand.
Abdallah catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdallah walks into a jab.
Guy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Abdallah finds it's target.
Abdallah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Abdallah finds it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Abdallah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdallah.
A lazy left from Abdallah finds it's target.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdallah. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guy misses with a left hand
and Abdallah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Guy moves into range and clinches up with Abdallah.
Guy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Abdallah.
Heavy Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Abdallah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdallah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Amir Abdallah!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Amir Abdallah!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Amir Abdallah!

Amir Abdallah wins by unanimous decision!
Amir Abdallah decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.