PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale comes to the cage accompanied by Try A Little Tenderness. Abbott comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killer Cuts - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dale
vs
Abbott

200 cm
26
287 lbs
34 - 9 - 0

190 cm
24
250 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Abbott as he checks the leg kick.
Dale scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like David Abbott has been cut.
Abbott throws a right and a left that Dale avoids nicely.
Philip Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott connects with a body shot that sends Dale's belly button to the back.
Abbott checks a leg kick.
Abbott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dale lands a body shot.
Dale loads up on a big right hand but Abbott slips the punch.
Abbott tries a low kick but Dale avoids it.

Abbott has Dale up against the cage in a clinch.
Dale prevents a body shot from Abbott.
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!
Dale misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott lands a left hand.

It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
Abbott presses Dale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dale is breathing heavily.
Dale misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dale.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbott stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
A frustrated look appears on Abbott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Dale.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abbott misses with some punches.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott tries a body shot but Dale blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Dale.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Dale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbott lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott tries a body shot but Dale blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale blocks a body shot from Abbott.
Abbott blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Abbott.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
Abbott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dale prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Dale prevents a body shot from Abbott.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.

Abbott breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott slips a straight right by Dale.

Dale closes the distance and clinches.

Abbott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Dale misses its intended target.
Jab from Abbott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Dale.
Dale scores with a nice body kick.
Dale tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Abbott darts in and clinches Dale up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Abbott misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Abbott dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dale throws a sloppy head kick
and Abbott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abbott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abbott dips to his left and cracks Dale with an uppercut!

Abbott has Dale up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Abbott on the inside.

Philip Dale's cut is getting worse.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.

Abbott breaks from the clinch.
Dale 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.
Dale misses with a leg kick

and Abbott counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dale! Abbott lets Dale back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Dale is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbott moves out of range of the leg kick from Dale.
Oh Dale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abbott pounces like a tiger and cracks Dale with a vicious hook! Dale is down but not out! Abbott follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Abbott!