PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Accidental Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Accidental Siren has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Siren
vs
Abate

178 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Accidental Siren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gino Abate!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siren thows a body shot but no joy.
Abate throws a series of punches but Siren moves out of range.
Abate throws a right hand that Siren ducks under and follows up with a left that Siren also avoids with ease.
Siren throws a leg kick but Abate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abate throws a nice looking combination but Siren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siren slips a jab and a cross from Abate.
Abate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siren.
Abate throws a series of punches but Siren moves out of range.
Siren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abate falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siren counters with a solid body kick.
Abate looks winded!
A combination from Siren does no damage.
Abate swats away the attempt to clinch by Siren.
Abate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Siren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Siren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abate's head.
Siren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abate tries to get to full guard but Siren has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siren stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Abate to get to his feet.
Abate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siren.
Abate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siren.
A shot to the liver by Siren. Beautiful body shot.
Siren throws a shot to the body.
Abate misses with a two punch combination.
Abate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Siren.
Siren works over Abate's head and body with a nice combination.

Siren gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Siren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate tries to break free but Siren pushes him back against the cage.
Siren fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Accidental Siren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Abate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Siren's head.
Siren tries to clinch there but Abate circles away.
Siren avoids a kick to the body.
Abate avoids a kick to the body.
Abate throws a nice looking combination but Siren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abate throws a right hand that Siren ducks under and follows up with a left that Siren also avoids with ease.
Siren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Siren wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siren tries for a takedown but Abate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Siren staying out of range there.
Gino Abate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siren looks to score with a jab to the body but Abate is just out of range.
Siren with a jab.
A combination from Abate does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Siren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abate throws a head kick that misses.
Siren fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Siren eats them both and turns towards Abate to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Abate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Siren misses the target.
Abate swinging wildly here.

Siren feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abate wants to stand and escape but Siren is having none of it.
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!
Abate is trying to keep Siren in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Accidental Siren dominated 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.

Abate fails to land with a series of punches.
Siren tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
Accidental Siren is winning the standup battle so far.
Siren dodges the punch combination from Abate.
Abate keeps the fight on the outside.
Siren fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abate as he avoids it easily.
Siren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abate was well out of range. Poor timing from Siren.
Siren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abate throws a right hand that Siren ducks under and follows up with a left that Siren also avoids with ease.
Abate is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siren throws a body punch but Abate moves out of range.
Abate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Abate throws a series of punches but Siren avoids them all with ease.
Siren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abate misses with a wild combination.
Siren tries to clinch but Abate moves out of range.
Abate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Siren backs up against the cage.
Siren misses with a wild body shot.

Siren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Siren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Siren looking to control but Abate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Siren tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Siren throws some wild stikes that Abate manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abate really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Siren tries to control but Abate wriggling away.
Abate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Siren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siren misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Siren misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Abate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Siren tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Abate really wants to buck Siren off and get back to his feet.
Accidental Siren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Siren punching from mount but Abate doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Abate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Abate is looking to improve his position but Siren isn't that keen on the idea.

Siren is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Abate to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Abate shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate is trying desperately to improve position.
Siren can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abate is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abate avoids a series of strikes thrown by Siren.
Siren tries to control but Abate wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Accidental Siren dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Abate tries a head kick but it misses.
Abate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Siren. Siren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Siren dodges the punch combination from Abate.
Siren tries to clinch up but Abate circles away and keeps his distance.
Gino Abate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abate tests Siren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Abate.
Siren throws a head kick that misses.
Siren shoots in for a takedown but Abate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Siren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abate swinging wildly here.
Abate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Siren doesn't manage to clinch there - Abate circles away.
Siren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Siren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Siren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abate misses with a double jab
and Siren counters with a nice body kick.
Siren tries for a takedown but Abate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Siren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Accidental Siren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siren counters with a nice kick to the body.
Abate throws a nice looking combination but Siren bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Siren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siren misses with a wild body shot.
Abate works over Siren's head and body with a nice combination.
Siren is looking to clinch.
Abate tries to bum rush Siren with a series of wild strikes but Siren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siren misses with a wild body shot.
Siren takes a swing at Abate's ribcage but misses.
Abate throws a series of punches but Siren moves out of range.
Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gino Abate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abate throws a right and a left that Siren avoids nicely.
Siren jabs at Abate's body.
Abate lands a nice shot to the body.
Abate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abate.
Abate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siren.
Abate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siren is looking to wear down Abate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siren throws a hook but Abate avoids it easily.
Abate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Accidental Siren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Abate thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abate misses with a double jab
and Siren counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gino Abate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Siren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Accidental Siren!
After winning the bout, Accidental Siren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.