PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 2965 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Livver Sardino (ranked 335 p4p, 249 weight class). Sardino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tom MacDonald - "People r stupid, PRIMAL clothing isn't"". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Abner
vs
Sardino

186 cm
23
190
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
190
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livver Sardino!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner looks to land a left hand but Sardino moved out of range nicely.
Sardino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Livver Sardino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sardino throws a shot to the body.
Sardino misses the body punch
and Abner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Livver Sardino has been cut.
Sardino scores with a body shot.
Sardino connects with a jab.
Abner misses with a looping left.
Sardino lands the left hand.
Sardino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abner.
Sardino lands a body shot.
Abner misses with an uppercut.
Abner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Sardino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
Sardino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abner rather than just go for the knockout.
Sardino with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Abner misses.
Sardino scores with a body shot.
Sardino throws a body shot but no joy.
Abner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sardino.
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
Abner misses the shot to the body.
Abner cracks a nice hook into Sardino's ribs.
Abner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sardino scores with a body shot.
Abner ducks right into an uppercut from Sardino.
Sardino's corner calls for a 1-2. Sardino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sardino throws a body shot but no joy.
Abner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sardino defending well as Abner loads up on a big left hand.
Sardino connects with a body shot that sends Abner's belly button to the back.
Abner throws a lazy right hand but Sardino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sardino blocks a jab.
Sardino punishes Abner's body with a nice straight punch.
Sardino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abner moves away.
Sardino is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sardino checks a low kick from Abner.
A nice side step and Sardino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abner takes a swing at Sardino's ribcage but misses.
Sardino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abner.
Abner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sardino manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Sardino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sardino throws a body punch but Abner moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sardino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abner throws a shot from downtown. Sardino moves away and avoids it.
Sardino throws out a counter right but Abner avoids it with no problem.
Sardino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sardino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Abner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sardino, pushing him back against the cage.
Abner leaning against his opponent.

Sardino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Sardino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Abner scores with a leg kick.
Sardino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sardino, as that shot connected.
Abner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sardino lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sardino swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sardino.

Abner lands a left and a right that send Sardino crashing to the mat, dazed. Abner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sardino is rocked!
Abner finds Sardino's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Sardino flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Abner lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Sardino will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brayden Abner!
After winning the bout, Brayden Abner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Livver Sardino stepped up to the mic, saying 'You humans get lucky sometimes. I am impressed by this one.'.