PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaine Abelsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abelsons
vs
Weed

185 cm
22
183 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing
Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Abelsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Weed!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Weed.
Abelsons misses with the body kick
and Weed counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weed checks a leg kick.
Weed throws a leg kick
and Abelsons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weed misses with a left hand
and Abelsons counters with an inside leg kick.
Weed with a poor takedown
and Abelsons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abelsons throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weed defending well as Abelsons loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed throws a leg kick
and Abelsons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Weed.
Weed throws a leg kick
and Abelsons counters with a two punch combo.
Jonathan Weed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weed misses with a lunging right hand
and Abelsons makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weed throws a poor cross that misses
and Abelsons finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed throws a leg kick
and Abelsons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abelsons counters with a solid body kick.
Weed blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaine Abelsons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weed looks to score with a jab to the body but Abelsons is just out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Abelsons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abelsons lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed tries to clinch up.
Abelsons throws a leg kick
enabling Weed to counter with a crisp jab.
Abelsons slips a jab and a cross from Weed.
Abelsons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abelsons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weed.
Weed ducks under a wild hook from Abelsons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abelsons tries a head kick but it misses.
Weed throws a shot from downtown. Abelsons moves away and avoids it.
Abelsons takes one to the side of the head.
Weed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Weed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaine Abelsons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Weed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abelsons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Weed.
Weed misses the body punch
and Abelsons counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Weed is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abelsons on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Weed throws the kick towards the body but Abelsons avoids it.
A low kick from Weed misses
and Abelsons counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelsons lands a nice leg kick that just misses Weed's sensitive parts.
Abelsons stuffs the takedown.
Nice jab there from Weed.
Weed misses with an uppercut
letting Abelsons counter with a right hand.
Weed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weed throws a hook but Abelsons blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Weed wants to slow Abelsons down by chopping away at his legs.
Abelsons lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Weed misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Abelsons to counter with a crisp jab.
Abelsons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weed.
Abelsons throws a leg kick

and Weed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abelsons's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Abelsons uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Weed misses
and Abelsons counters with an inside leg kick.
Weed misses with a hook. Abelsons ducked under it nicely.
Abelsons misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed throws a body kick the misses
and Abelsons counters with a head kick. That will keep Weed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Weed misses with a right hand
and Abelsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Weed misses with a wild body shot.
Weed scores with a spinning back kick!
Weed throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonathan Weed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Weed misses with a left hand
and Abelsons counters with a nice uppercut.
Weed throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abelsons counters with an outside leg kick.
Weed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abelsons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weed misses with a right hand
and Abelsons counters with a thumping low kick.
Weed avoids the body shot from Abelsons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelsons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Weed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abelsons is trying to defend but Weed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weed stops Abelsons from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Abelsons tries to kick Weed off but Weed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abelsons 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.
Weed sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelsons taking some punishment here, with Weed in his half guard.
Weed stops Abelsons from getting back to his feet.
Weed trying to mount his opponent but Abelsons defends it.
Weed performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Abelsons is positioning himself well to prevent Weed advancing to mount.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Weed misses with a left hand
and Weed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Weed there.
Jab from Weed.
Weed throws a head kick that misses
and Abelsons counters with an inside leg kick.
Weed throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Abelsons counters with a left to the body.
Weed scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelsons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weed.
Weed misses with a looping left.
Weed misses with a few strikes there.
Weed connects with a high kick.
Abelsons misses with a combination
and Weed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Weed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Weed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Weed!