PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (ranked 3275 p4p, 384 weight class) and Franky Ebb (ranked 8017 p4p, 621 weight class). Ebb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Running away kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Abdoujaparov
vs
Ebb

194 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Wild Rio Nutrition - 90% Laundry

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franky Ebb!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdoujaparov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ebb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdoujaparov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ebb should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Abdoujaparov misses with a body kick.
Abdoujaparov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ebb misses with a lunging right hand

and Abdoujaparov moves into the clinch.

Ebb breaks the clinch.
Ebb throws a right hand that misses
and Abdoujaparov counters with a nice body shot.
Abdoujaparov shoots in looking for a takedown. Ebb tries to sprawl out of it but Abdoujaparov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ebb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ebb misses with a left hand
and Abdoujaparov counters with a nice body shot.
Ebb looks winded!
Ebb misses with a left hand
and Abdoujaparov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Abdoujaparov darts in and clinches Ebb up against the ropes.
Abdoujaparov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdoujaparov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Abdoujaparov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ebb or not.
Abdoujaparov is looking to control Ebb's arms but Ebb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdoujaparov has his back to the ropes.
Abdoujaparov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdoujaparov is working Ebb over against the ropes.
Abdoujaparov taking a breather.
Abdoujaparov digs a right hand into Ebb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ebb's gas tank.
Abdoujaparov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ebbs head.
Ebb letting Abdoujaparov take a breather here.
Abdoujaparov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abdoujaparov lands an uppercut.
Abdoujaparov lands a shot to the body.
Abdoujaparov is pushing Ebb up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ebb backwards.
Abdoujaparov lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Abdoujaparov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ebb is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdoujaparov presses Ebb against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov lands with a short shot to the head.
Abdoujaparov lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov avoiding damage.
Ebb is trying to push Abdoujaparov away but Abdoujaparov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Abdoujaparov lands a shot to the body.
Abdoujaparov has Ebb pushed against the ropes.
Abdoujaparov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ebbs head.
Abdoujaparov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ebbs head.
Ebb being controlled against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Abdoujaparov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdoujaparov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Abdoujaparov digs a right hand into Ebb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ebb's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abdoujaparov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdoujaparov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.
Abdoujaparov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abdoujaparov wants to slow Ebb down by chopping away at his legs.
Ebb throws a looping overhand right but Abdoujaparov ducks down to avoid it.
Abdoujaparov throws a head kick but Ebb moves out of range.
Ebb drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abdoujaparov defends it well.
Ebb throws a poor cross that misses

and Abdoujaparov counters with a crisp one two that drops Ebb! Abdoujaparov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ebb to his feet! Ebb is in big trouble!

Ebb is rocked!
Ebb walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ebb limp body while Abdoujaparov jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djamolidine Abdoujaparov!
An out of breath Djamolidine Abdoujaparov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.