PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Gutierrez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Abot's chin.

Abot
vs
Gutierrez

186 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Abot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutierrez's calf.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Abot avoids them all with ease.
Abot digs a good hook to Gutierrez's body.

Abot instigates a clinch.

Abot breaks from the clinch.
Abot throws a head kick that half lands.
Gutierrez's coach down at Hand 2 Hand Combat $50 !!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gutierrez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Abot clinches up against the cage.
Abot tries to pull guard but Gutierrez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Abot is trying to pull guard but Gutierrez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Abot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez misses with a wild combination.
Abot tries a head kick but it misses.

Gutierrez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gutierrez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abot to keep the fight standing.
Abot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abot has Gutierrez pressed against the cage, preventing Gutierrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abot pulls guard.
Gutierrez is standing up over Abot. Abot looks to escape but Gutierrez dives into side control.
Abot is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gutierrez takes a little break here. Abot wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abot is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gutierrez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Gutierrez stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gutierrez throws an overhand right that lands on Abot's shoulder, as Abot tries to avoid the shot.
Gutierrez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abot lands a high kick!
Gutierrez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gutierrez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.

Abot moves into the clinch.

Abot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez misses with the body kick
and Abot counters with a head kick. That will keep Gutierrez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by Abot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abot fails to land with a series of punches.
Abot scores with a head kick. Gutierrez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gutierrez throws a wild body kick that Abot sees coming a mile off.
Gutierrez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gutierrez misses with a body shot.
Abot scores with a head kick. Gutierrez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gutierrez misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez throws a lazy head kick
and Abot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gutierrez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abot throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abot connects with a solid leg kick.

Gutierrez tries to keep at a distance but Abot has taken the fight into the clinch.

Abot breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to close the distance and clinch but Abot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gutierrez doesn't manage to clinch there - Abot circles away.
Jose Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abot lands a jab-cross combination.
Gutierrez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abot counters with a nice uppercut.
Abot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutierrez.
Abot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutierrez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abot lands a really nice looking cross but Gutierrez seems unphased.
Abot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abot lands with a kick to the temple. Gutierrez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Abot dominated that round.
That's time! Abot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gutierrez takes one on the button.
Gutierrez fails in his attempt to clinch.

Abot rushes Gutierrez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abot lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Abot breaks from the clinch.
Abot looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abot can pounce on him.
Abot lands a high kick!

Abot clinches up with Gutierrez and pushes him back against the cage.

Abot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Abot closes the distance and clinches.
Abot leaning against his opponent.

Abot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Gutierrez tries to keep at a distance but Abot has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abot cracks Gutierrez with a good jab.
Gutierrez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gutierrez looks to land a body kick but Abot moved away.
Abot lands with a nice body kick.
Abot lands a two punch combo.
Gutierrez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abot wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abot swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutierrez.
Abot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Abot moves into the clinch.
Abot misses with a knee to the head.
Abot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gutierrez is trying to push Abot away but Abot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Gutierrez successfully pulls guard.
Gutierrez trying to control the position.

Abot stands up from Gutierrez's guard - Abot perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Abot closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Abot moves out of range.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Abot moves out of range.
Abot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gutierrez misses with a two punch combination.
Abot scores with a nice body kick.
Abot connects with a body shot that sends Gutierrez's belly button to the back.
Abot feints and then cracks Gutierrez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gutierrez down.
Tony Abot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Abot has managed to clinch.

Abot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abot thows a body kick. Gutierrez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abot lands a head kick!
Abot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gutierrez at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gutierrez shoots for a takedown but Abot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Abot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gutierrez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutierrez closes the distance and clinches up with Abot, looking for a takedown. Gutierrez pushes Abot against the cage but Abot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abot connects with a high kick.
Abot throws a head kick that misses
and Gutierrez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony Abot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Gutierrez is predictable there
and Abot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abot lands with a kick to the temple. Gutierrez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gutierrez wants to clinch but Abot slips to the side
and Abot counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gutierrez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gutierrez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Abot dominated that second round.
That's time! Abot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Abot moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abot misses with a few strikes there.
Gutierrez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Abot closes the distance and clinches.

Abot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Abot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Abot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abot feints and then cracks Gutierrez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gutierrez down.

Abot forces Gutierrez back against the cage and clinches.

Abot manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.
A head kick by Gutierrez misses
and Abot counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abot closes the distance and pushes Gutierrez back into the cage.
Gutierrez letting Abot take a breather here.
Gutierrez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Abot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tony Abot is winning the standup battle so far.
Gutierrez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez throws a hook but Abot blocks it.
Abot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gutierrez has time to react.
Abot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutierrez was well out of range. Poor timing from Abot.
Abot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gutierrez's head.
Abot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abot scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gutierrez or perhaps it was just good defense by Abot which made him look bad.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abot throws a head kick but Gutierrez moves out of range.

Abot fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gutierrez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gutierrez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gutierrez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutierrezs head.
Gutierrez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gutierrez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gutierrez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Gutierrez misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abot circles away.
Abot connects with a high kick.
Abot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gutierrez.
Abot scores with a decent looking hook.
Gutierrez throws a series of punches but Abot avoids them all with ease.
Abot connects with a high kick.
Tony Abot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abot misses with a double jab.
Gutierrez looks to land a combination. Abot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick from Abot lands but Gutierrez takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abot throws a head kick that Gutierrez semi-blocks.
Abot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abot thows a body shot but no joy.
Abot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gutierrez moves in looking to clinch but Abot pushes him off.
Abot blocks a jab.
Jose Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gutierrez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abot connects with a leg kick. Gutierrez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abot checks the leg kick.
Gutierrez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gutierrez scores with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Abot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abot, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Abot!