PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abddal Few (ranked 5583 p4p, 5818 weight class) and Nico Inces (ranked 566 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Few
vs
Inces

200 cm
24
185
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
185
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abddal Few!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nico Inces!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inces closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Few.
Inces comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Inces tries to work over Few's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Few lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Few.
Inces wants to get back to striking at distance but Few won't allow it.
Inces lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Inces - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Few blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Few.
Few throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Inces.
Inces working hard to break the clinch.

Few breaks the clinch.

Few forces Inces back against the cage and clinches.

Few breaks the clinch.
Nico Inces is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inces tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Inces slips a straight right by Few.
Few lands a jab-cross combination.
Few feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Incess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Inces gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Few.

Inces drives through and clinches with Few against the cage.
Few really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Few lands a right hand that snaps the head of Inces backwards.

Inces manages to break the clinch.

Inces moves into the clinch.
Inces lands with a right to the head.
Few lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Few misses with a punch to the body.
Inces doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Few scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Few lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Inces backwards.
Inces looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Few creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Few goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Few scores with a shoulder strike.
Few lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Few.
Our sources have told us that Few has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Inces is trying to break the clinch but Few has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Few lands an elbow just above Inces 's eye.
Few slows down the pace here.
Inces tries to break the clinch but Few is controlling the position.
Few misses with an elbow over the top.
Few misses with the head strike.
Inces tries to break free but Few pushes him back against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inces swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Few takes a swing at Inces's ribcage but misses.
Inces with the counter takedown but Few avoids it easily.
Few wants to clinch.
Few throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inces.

Few moves into the clinch.
Few misses with the head strike.
Inces swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Inces.
Inces is looking to break free of the clinch but Few has double underhooks.
Inces tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Few has Inces pressed against the cage, preventing Inces from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Few has a couple of punches blocked by Inces.
Few misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Few throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Inces breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Few swats away the attempt to clinch by Inces.
Inces doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Few takes the fight into the clinch.
Inces is trying to break the clinch but Few has him pressed against the cage.
Few misses with a short punch on the inside.
Inces looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Inces lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Few misses with a punch on the inside.
Few tries to land knees in the clinch but Inces avoids the damage to the body.
Few tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inces avoids it.

Inces escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been informed that Inces has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abddal Few 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.

Inces tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Few manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Few tries to clinch up.
Few sets himself, and Inces steps forward looking for the clinch! Few avoids it this time.
Inces takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Few keeps the fight on the outside.
Few went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Few misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Inces tries to clinch but Few moves out of range.

Inces moves into the clinch.
Inces is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Inces swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Inces prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Few tries a body shot but Inces blocks it.

Inces breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Few swinging wildly here.
A jab from Few does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Few lands a jab-cross combination.

Inces has taken the fight to the clinch.

Few escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inces tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Few moves into the clinch.

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

Inces drives through and clinches with Few against the cage.
Few is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inces can do to turn this around?

Few escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Few closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Inces takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Inces takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Few bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Inces lands a lovely overhand right.

Inces has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inces.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Few throws a punch but it's blocked by Inces.
Few lands a body punch.
Inces has had enough of the clinch but Few keeps him there for the moment.
Few misses with a punch on the inside.
Inces is trying to force a seperation but Few has the dominant position.
Inces blocks an uppercut.
Few presses Inces against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Few softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inces misses with a punch to the body.
Few trying to land knees to the body.
Inces lands with a light punch inside.
Few displaying some good clinch control by pressing Inces up against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inces fails in his attempt to clinch.

Few tries to keep at a distance but Inces has taken the fight into the clinch.
Inces blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Few.
With the fighters up against the cage, Few throws an elbow but misses.
Inces is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Few is defending well for now.
Few struggles to land a body shot inside as Inces controls his hands.

Few pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inces tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Few paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Few appears to be looking for a big counter.
Few throws a right and a left that both miss.
Few misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inces keeps the fight on the outside.
Few throws a right and a left that Inces avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Inces on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Inces has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Few keeps control of Inces as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Inces.
Inces misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inces is looking to break free of the clinch but Few has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Few.
Inces is trying to break free.
Inces wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

Inces forces Few back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inces.
Inces is trying to maintain a safe position but Few gets an underhook and turns Inces into the cage.
Few lands a damaging elbow.

Few breaks from the clinch.
Few swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Few closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inces circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abddal Few dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Few lands a jab to the nose.
Few rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inces moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Inces closes the distance and clinches.

Few escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Few stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Inces has Few up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Inces's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inces misses with a punch on the inside.
Few throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inces blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inces has Few pressed against the cage.
Inces looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Few - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Few lands a shoulder strike.
Abddal Few has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Inces trying to stall but Few improves his position.
Few working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Few blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Few.
Few lands a left hand.
Inces being controlled against the cage.
Inces tries to break free but Few pushes him back against the cage.
Inces struggles to land a body shot inside as Few controls his hands.
Few misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Few.
Few keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Inces's efforts to push away.
Nico Inces has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inces blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Few misses with the head strike.
Few tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Few lands a left hand that snaps the head of Inces backwards.
Few throws an elbow but it misses.

Few manages to break the clinch.
Few smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Inces darts in and clinches Few up against the cage.
Few lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Few trying to land knees to the body.
Few keeps control of Inces as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inces is looking to break free of the clinch but Few has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Few.
Few tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inces blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Inces blocks a body shot from Few.
Few is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inces is defending well for now.
Inces is trying to break the clinch but Few is controlling him.
Few tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inces is trying to break the clinch but Few has him pressed against the cage.

Inces breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Few falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inces connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Few clinches up with Inces and pushes him back against the cage.
Few prevents Inces from breaking the clinch.

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

Inces pushes Few up against the cage in a clinch.
Inces trying to land knees to the body.
Few trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Inces breaks from the clinch.
Inces throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Few sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Few swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abddal Few seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Few shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Few clinches up against the cage.
Few has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Inces is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Few pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Few tries to close the distance and clinch but Inces swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Few throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inces.
Abddal Few is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Inces gets a clinch.
Abddal Few is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inces is trying to break the clinch but Few is controlling him.
Inces digs a right hand underneath Few's ribcage. Few let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inces has had enough of the clinch but Few keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inces.
Inces working aggressively here.
Inces lands a right hand that snaps the head of Few backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abddal Few showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Few has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abddal Few!