PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kolya Rubanok (ranked 4217 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Abbot (ranked 4836 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolya Rubanok has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rubanok
vs
Abbot

200 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kolya Rubanok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Abbot!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rubanok throws out the jab.

Abbot clinches with his opponent.
Abbot is trying to break free.
Rubanok really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abbot tries for a takedown. No joy.
Abbot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbot.
Abbot is trying to force a seperation but Rubanok has the dominant position.
Abbot blocks an elbow strike from Rubanok.
Abbot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Abbot manages to break the clinch.
Rubanok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abbot is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rubanok has closed the distance and engaged Abbot in a clinch.
Rubanok missing with knees to the body.
Abbot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rubanok just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abbot's brow.
Abbot tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rubanok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbot blocks it with crossed arms.
Rubanok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbot blocks it with crossed arms.
Rubanok swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rubanok fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubanok looking to throw knees to the head but Abbot is blocking nicely.
Rubanok misses with some punches.
Rubanok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rubanok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kolya Rubanok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Abbot.
Rubanok misses with an elbow over the top.
Abbot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rubanok avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Abbot is trying to break the clinch but Rubanok is controlling him.
Abbot is trying to break the clinch but Rubanok is controlling him.
Abbot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abbot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rubanok's brow.
Rubanok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbot's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rubanok.
Rubanok scores with a hook to the body.
Abbot wants to take the fight to the mat but Rubanok manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Rubanok.
Abbot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubanok missing with knees to the body.

Abbot drags the fight down to the ground.

Rubanok stands and steps away. Abbot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rubanok misses with the combination.
As Rubanok backs off Abbot throws a huge counter combo but Rubanok manages to avoid it all.

Rubanok closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubanok is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Rubanok on the inside.
Abbot is trying to break free.
Rubanok tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbot avoids the damage to the body.
Rubanok misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubanok trying to land knees to the body.
Abbot is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rubanok to keep the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubanok smiles and moves away.

Rubanok darts in and clinches Abbot up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kolya Rubanok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rubanok tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubanok throws a wild body kick that Abbot sees coming a mile off.

Rubanok clinches up with Abbot and pushes him back against the cage.
Rubanok 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.
Rubanok looking to throw knees to the head but Abbot is blocking nicely.
Rubanok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubanok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot blocks an elbow strike from Rubanok.
Abbot fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot blocks an uppercut.
Rubanok misses with a knee strike.
Rubanok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbot looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abbot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubanok smiles and moves away.

Rubanok pushes Abbot up against the cage in a clinch.
Rubanok throws a head punch that misses.
Rubanok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbot can do to turn this around?
Rubanok keeps control of Abbot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

Rubanok closes the distance and clinches.
Abbot is trying to drag Rubanok to the mat but Rubanok just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kolya Rubanok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Abbot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubanok throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rubanok prevents it.
Abbot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Abbot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot is working for takedown but Rubanok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Abbot blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Abbot breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubanok throws a sloppy head kick
and Rubanok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubanok throws a one two combo.

It looks like Chuck Abbot has been cut.

Rubanok fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbot, pushing him back against the cage.
Rubanok throws an elbow but it misses.
Rubanok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbot has Rubanok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubanok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rubanok misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubanok lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubanok looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abbot jumps guard but Rubanok turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Rubanok fails to land.
Abbot can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbot.
Rubanok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rubanok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Rubanok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbot tries to break free but Rubanok pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Abbot.
Abbot avoiding damage as Rubanok throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kolya Rubanok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Abbot's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rubanok has taken the fight to the clinch.

Abbot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubanok tests Abbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rubanok misses with a straight right.
Abbot misses with an attempted mid kick.

Rubanok has Abbot up against the cage in a clinch.
Rubanok looking to throw knees to the head but Abbot is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot is trying to force a seperation but Rubanok has the dominant position.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the head but Abbot blocks with his arms.
Abbot misses with a body punch.
Rubanok pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbot leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot looking to stall.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbot avoids it.
Rubanok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rubanok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbot's efforts to push away.
Rubanok scores with a shot to the side of Abbot's head.
Abbot tries to break the clinch but Rubanok is controlling the position.

Abbot manages to break the clinch.

Abbot moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot lands an elbow inside that Rubanok shrugs off.
Rubanok avoids a wild elbow strike from Abbot.
Rubanok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abbot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rubanok fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Rubanok has managed to clinch.
Abbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubanok.
Rubanok lands with a light punch inside.
Kolya Rubanok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abbot stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubanok trying to land knees to the body.
Rubanok lands a body punch.
Abbot blocks an elbow strike from Rubanok.
Rubanok keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbot's efforts to push away.
Abbot avoiding damage as Rubanok throws knees to the body.
Rubanok throws an elbow that misses.
Rubanok misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbot changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rubanok fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kolya Rubanok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kolya Rubanok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Abbot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Abbot. Those never looked like landing.

Abbot clinches up with Rubanok and pushes him back against the cage.
Abbot effectively controlling the action here.
Abbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbot misses with an elbow over the top.
Abbot tries to pull guard but Rubanok won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubanok.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubanok tries to land a knee to the head but Abbot blocks with his arms.
Abbot has Rubanok pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubanok manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chuck Abbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kolya Rubanok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbot is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kolya Rubanok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rubanok, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolya Rubanok!