PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimebag Abbot (ranked 1473 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 191 p4p, 235 weight class). Abbot comes to the cage accompanied by WALK by - PANTERA. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Abbot
vs
Lalime

194 cm
23
205
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
205
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dimebag Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lalime drops his hands momentarily and Abbot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Abbot pushes Lalime up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lalime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbot blocking some punches.
Lalime prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
The referee calls for Lalime to work.
Abbot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lalimes head.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Abbot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lalime stalling in the clinch but Abbot improves position.
Abbot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lalime misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbot.
Abbot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime blocks an uppercut.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Abbot tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abbot manages to break the clinch.
Lalime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Lalime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lalime tries to counter with a clinch but Abbot shakes him off and moves away.
Abbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lalime manages to avoid it.
Lalime is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Lalime closes the distance and clinches.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lalime.
Lalime has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abbot seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lalime can turn it around.
Abbot swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lalime.
Abbot tries to throw a body punch but Lalime avoids it by throwing Abbot back against the cage.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Abbot blocks an uppercut.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Lalime tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Abbot.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Abbot lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands a shot to the body.
Abbot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Lalime.
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lalime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbot stalls.
Abbot blocking some punches.
Lalime lands a nice shot to the body.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Abbot.
Abbot is trying to stall.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
Abbot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lalime lands an elbow inside.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lalime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot is stalling here.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbot prevents a body shot from Lalime.
A left hand lands to the body for Abbot.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Lalime.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lalime tries to work over Abbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lalime tries to throw a body punch but Abbot avoids it by throwing Lalime back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lalime - that landed with a thud.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbot lands a nice shot to the body.
Lalime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbot blocks an uppercut.
Lalime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbots head.
Lalime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lalime misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Abbot misses with some punches.
Abbot throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lalime as Abbot tries to tie him up.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Lalime.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lalime dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lalime works Abbot's body with a nice hook.
Lalime takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
Lalime scores with a punch to the head.
Lalime moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Abbot throws a jab when Lalime was well out of range.
Lalime moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abbot slips a straight right by Lalime.
A slow jab from Abbot misses its intended target.
Lalime wants to counter the offense by Abbot and move into the clinch position.
Abbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lalime is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lalime scores with a hook to the body. Abbot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lalime uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbot.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Lalime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lalime tries to counter by closing the distance.
Abbot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lalime connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abbot scrambles back to his feet.
Abbot tries to bum rush Lalime with a series of wild strikes but Lalime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lalime wants to counter the offense by Abbot and move into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbot jabs Lalime right on the nose. Lalime blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime looks to throw the jab but Abbot is out of range.
Abbot moves in looking to clinch but Lalime pushes him off.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Lalime avoids nicely.
Lalime is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lalime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abbot has time to react.

Abbot moves into the clinch.
Lalime throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lalime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lalime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abbot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lalime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lalime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbot's elbow.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime can't find room to land a body shot as Abbot controls the action.
Abbot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lalime as Abbot tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Abbot.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Lalime.
Abbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Lalime gets through Abbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abbot.
Abbot takes a shot to the head.
Lalime has a couple of punches blocked by Abbot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lalime.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lalime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lalime lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot cracks Lalime with a nice body shot.
Abbot can't find room to land a body shot as Lalime controls the action.
Lalime prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Lalime misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lalime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lalime lands a right hand.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lalime lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lalime lands a body punch.
Lalime lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Abbot is rocked!
A short left from Lalime.
Oh Abbot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lalime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lalime lands with a light punch inside.
Lalime prevents a body shot from Abbot.
Lalime lands with a light punch inside.
Abbot tries to work over Lalime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lalime.
Lalime working aggressively here.
Abbot blocks a body shot from Lalime.
A shot in the inside from Lalime.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Lalime unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Abbot! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lalime is unloading with more strikes now! Abbot drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lalime!