PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy comes to the ring accompanied by Coma Black - Marilyn Manson. The crowd seem to be enjoying Abbott Jr's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Master of Puppets. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yuy
vs
Abbott Jr

165 cm
24
132 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

153 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Abbott Jr!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Abbott Jr counter with a right hand.

Yuy scores with a takedown into Abbott Jr's guard.
Yuy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abbott Jr's guard.
Yuy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Yuy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abbott Jr is trying to keep Yuy in close.
Abbott Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yuy is looking to work some ground and pound but Abbott Jr has wrist control.
Yuy trying to control but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.
Yuy throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy throws and elbow that misses. Abbott Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yuy's guard. Nice move by Abbott Jr!
Yuy wants to stand but Abbott Jr is controlling the position.
Abbott Jr wants to control from the top but Yuy keeps moving.
Yuy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abbott Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yuy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yuy tries to get out of the position.
Abbott Jr trying to move into half guard but instead Yuy has managed to sweep!
Yuy wants to control from the top but Abbott Jr keeps moving.
Abbott Jr is trying to control the position but Yuy postures up.

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.
Yuy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abbott Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yuy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yuy throwing strikes from guard but Abbott Jr blocks nicely.
Yuy trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yuy preventing the sweep.
Yuy wants to control from the top but Abbott Jr keeps moving.
Yuy throwing strikes from guard but Abbott Jr blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuy sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Heero Yuy wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Yuy gets the takedown into side control.
Yuy lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Abbott Jr's face as Yuy controls the position.
Abbott Jr is not content to let Yuy control the position.
Yuy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yuy working the head with strikes.
Yuy is looking to take a break and control but Abbott Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Abbott Jr down.
Abbott Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yuy in side control, throwing shots but Abbott Jr defends.
Abbott Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Yuy swings around for an armbar but Abbott Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yuy's guard.
Yuy looking for a sweep. Not yet Yuy, not yet.
Yuy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Yuy pushes Abbott Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Abbott Jr misses with a takedown attempt

and Yuy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heero Yuy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Yuy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abbott Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Abbott Jr is not content to let Yuy control the position.
Yuy working the body and head with strikes.
Yuy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yuy is chipping away with strikes.
Yuy working away.
Yuy is looking to take a break and control but Abbott Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abbott Jr is letting Yuy control him for a moment.
Yuy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yuy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yuy taking a break here but Abbott Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
Yuy trying to control the action but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.
Abbott Jr is trying to stand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yuy is keen to just control but Abbott Jr is a slippery customer.
Yuy thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Abbott Jr to regain full guard.
Yuy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yuy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yuy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Heero Yuy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abbott Jr shoots and misses

and Yuy counters with a shoot takedown. Abbott Jr fights it but they end up in guard.
Yuy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yuy looks up at the clock and then as Abbott Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yuy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abbott Jr prevents Yuy from improving position.
Yuy trying to control the action but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yuy's best efforts.
Yuy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yuy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yuy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abbott Jr trying to control but Yuy postures up.
Abbott Jr moves into full guard.
Yuy trying to control but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy is looking to work some ground and pound but Abbott Jr has wrist control.
Yuy trying to control but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.
Abbott Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yuy manages to get himself to full guard.

Abbott Jr has gone for a leg lock! Yuy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Abbott Jr's guard.
Yuy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yuy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Abbott Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Yuy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abbott Jr keeps working.
Yuy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abbott Jr to see if he's OK.
Yuy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yuy trying to control the position but Abbott Jr is working away.
Abbott Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Yuy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yuy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abbott Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Abbott Jr has hold of Yuy's hands but Yuy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Abbott Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yuy lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr wants to sweep but Yuy has passed to side control!
Yuy advances nicely into full mount.
Yuy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Abbott Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Yuy landing strikes from the mount.
Yuy wants to control the action but instead Abbott Jr gets a body lock and reverses into Yuy's guard! Nice work!
Yuy working a defensive guard here.
Yuy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr won't allow Yuy to get back to his feet.
Yuy trying to control the position here.
Abbott Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yuy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Heero Yuy just wasn't active enough.
Yuy misses with a left hand

and Abbott Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Abbott Jr.
Abbott Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yuy is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yuy's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy looking to sit in guard and control but Abbott Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Abbott Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yuy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Abbott Jr, into his guard.
Yuy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuy sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heero Yuy clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yuy throws a combination that misses

and Abbott Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yuy wants to sweep here but Abbott Jr controlling him for the moment.
Heero Yuy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abbott Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Yuy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Abbott Jr controls Yuy momentarily but Yuy frees himself.
Yuy stays in close to Abbott Jr's body and controls the position.
Yuy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yuy distracts Abbott Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Abbott Jr is looking for a triangle but Yuy pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yuy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abbott Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Abbott Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yuy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Abbott Jr.
Yuy desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuy wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yuy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yuy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Yuy is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Abbott Jr looking to slow down the pace here.

Abbott Jr breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr misses with a takedown
and Yuy counters with a three punch combo that has Abbott Jr backing up. Abbott Jr nods at Yuy to acknowledge the strikes.

Yuy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abbott Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yuy wants to control but Abbott Jr is keeping him busy.
Abbott Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Abbott Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yuy's best efforts.
Yuy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abbott Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abbott Jr is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Abbott Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yuy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abbott Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Yuy.
Abbott Jr has hold of Yuy's hands but Yuy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yuy is thwarting Abbott Jr's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heero Yuy had his way with Frank Abbott Jr in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Abbott Jr avoids the head kick by Yuy.
Yuy scores with a nice head shot.
Yuy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Abbott Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Yuy fights it but they end up in guard.
Yuy looking for a sweep. Not yet Yuy, not yet.
Abbott Jr wants to control from the top but Yuy keeps moving.
Abbott Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Yuy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yuy working some strikes from top position.
Yuy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abbott Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yuy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yuy is looking to work some ground and pound but Abbott Jr has wrist control.
Yuy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abbott Jr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yuy manages to pass to side control.
Abbott Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yuy is looking to stall here but Abbott Jr recovers full guard.

Abbott Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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.
Yuy wants to control from the top but Abbott Jr keeps moving.
Yuy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbott Jr is keeping the position for now.
Yuy lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abbott Jr has his foot on Yuy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yuy works his way back into a safe position though.
Yuy stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott Jr.
Yuy chips away with some ground and pound.
Yuy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yuy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Heero Yuy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yuy stays in close to Abbott Jr's body and controls the position.
Yuy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Abbott Jr for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Heero Yuy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Yuy tries to sprawl but Abbott Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yuy is looking to improve his position.
Frank Abbott Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abbott Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yuy is trying to get back to full guard.
Yuy gets back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Abbott Jr.
Well Yuy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heero Yuy!
Heero Yuy retains his bantamweight title!