PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbott Tribute (ranked 1466 p4p, 829 weight class) and Brian Snow (ranked 179 p4p, 105 weight class). Tribute's entrance music is tank abbot tribute. A fine choice. Brian Snow is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tribute
vs
Snow

184 cm
20
263
5 - 0 - 0

198 cm
28
249
9 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Distinct Label
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Abbott Tribute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Snow!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Tank Abbott Tribute has been cut.
Snow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tribute.
It seemed like Snow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tribute throws a shot from downtown. Snow moves away and avoids it.
Snow dodges the punch combination from Tribute.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
Tribute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Snow.
Brian Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tribute looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tribute swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Tribute missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tribute lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snow rushes Tribute and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Tribute breaks from the clinch.
Tribute throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Snow forces Tribute back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tribute breaks from the clinch.
Tribute throws a looping overhand right but Snow ducks down to avoid it.
Snow misses with a left hand
and Tribute counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Snow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Snow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circling - Snow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tribute is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tribute avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tribute throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Tribute slips a straight right by Snow.
A combination from Snow does no damage.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snow throws out a powerful jab.
Snow lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Tribute moved out of range.
Snow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Snow - just one landing.
Tribute closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Tank Abbott Tribute's cut is getting worse.
Snow lands an overhand right.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and Tribute connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tribute slips under a jab from Snow.
Tribute takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Tribute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tribute showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Snow looks to land a left hand but Tribute moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a shot to the body
and Tribute counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow avoids the body shot from Tribute.
Tribute is looking to wear down Snow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snow lands with an overhand left.
Tribute looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tribute defending well as Snow loads up on a big left hand.
Tribute looks to land a right hand but Snow moved out of range.
Snow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tribute looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Snow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Tank Abbott Tribute's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tribute seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tribute smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Tribute ducks under a wild hook from Snow.
Snow misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tribute on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow misses with a looping left.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tribute connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Snow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tribute had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tribute uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snow.
Tribute ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.

Jeez, Tank Abbott Tribute's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Snow loads up on a big right hand but Tribute slips the punch.
Snow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Snow misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow lands with a good body shot.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tribute counter with a right hand.
Snow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Tribute ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Abbott Tribute's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Snow misses the target.
Tribute slips a straight right by Snow.
It looked like Tribute was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Snow.
Tribute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snow slips a jab and a cross from Tribute.
A decent looking cross lands there for Snow.
Tribute swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Snow moves away from the strike by Tribute.
Tribute scores with a body shot.
Tribute misses with a straight left.
Tribute throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
Brian Snow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow misses with a hook. Tribute ducked under it nicely.
Snow thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow throws a right hand that misses
and Tribute counters with a right hand to the body.
Snow lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tribute moves away.
Tribute staying out of range there.
Snow misses with a lunging right hand
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tribute works the jab nicely.
Tribute swings for the body but Snow moves out of range.
Snow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tribute pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tribute avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tribute scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tribute.
Tribute scores with a shot to the body.
Snow cracks Tribute with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Tribute.
Tribute closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Snow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snow. Tribute does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute throwing a counter right hand but Snow manages to avoid it.
Tribute lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tribute throws a jab but it's blocked by Snow.
Tribute jabs at Snow's body.
Tribute throws the left hand but Snow avoids the punch easily.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
A counter left hand to the body from Tribute misses its target.
Snow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tribute counters with a left to the body.
Tribute lands a right hook to the body.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Snow swings widly with a right hand
and Tribute counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Snow.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snow misses with a looping right.
Tribute displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
A big right from Snow misses.
Tribute misses with a body shot.
Tribute cracks Snow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snow misses with a straight left.
Snow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Snow misses with a shot to the body
and Tribute cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Tribute counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Snow is rocked!
Tribute throws a nice looking combination but Snow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snow is still on wobbly legs! Can Tribute finish him?
Tribute fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tribute moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Snow! Tribute continues to tee off on Snow, landing with a left and a right! Tribute connects with a right hand that leaves Snow sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tribute!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tank Abbott Tribute!
A victorious Tank Abbott Tribute thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.