PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 796 p4p, 459 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 128 p4p, 70 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Abel
vs
Punchsky

190 cm
39
203
26 - 21 - 1

195 cm
37
187
29 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchsky misses with a hook.
Abel misses with a lunging right hand
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abel misses with a straight left.
Punchsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Abel misses.
Abel tries to clinch there but Punchsky circles away.
Abel slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Punchsky.
Punchsky connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abel's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Punchsky gets tackled into the cage by Abel. Abel maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Abel - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abel.
Abel working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Punchsky.
Abel cracks Punchsky with a nice body shot.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Punchsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Abel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Punchsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abel motions for Punchsky to come forward. Abel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punchsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abel misses the jab.
Punchsky blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Punchsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchsky misses with a hook to the body
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Punchsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Abel wants to clinch.
Abel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel throws a head kick but Punchsky moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Abel.
Punchsky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Punchsky misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Abel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel tries to clinch up.
Abel misses with a hook
and Punchsky counters with a three punch combo that has Abel backing up. Abel nods at Punchsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Punchsky lands with a nice body kick.
Abel misses with a right hand
and Punchsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that Abel avoids nicely.
As Punchsky looks to move away, Abel throws a big counter combo but Punchsky just gets out of the way.
Abel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Punchsky counter with a right hand.
Abel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abel throws an off balance right hand
and Punchsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Punchsky cracks Abel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punchsky swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel slips under a jab from Punchsky.
Abel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Punchsky there.
Abel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abel throws a leg kick but Punchsky checks it.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Punchsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punchsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punchsky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Punchsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Punchsky lands a right hook to the body.
Abel throws a leg kick but Punchsky checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Punchsky dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abel darts in and clinches Punchsky up against the cage.
Abel prevents a body shot from Punchsky.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Punchsky breaks from the clinch.
Punchsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abel is looking to clinch but Punchsky is avoiding it.
Punchsky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Punchsky duly obliges.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Punchsky moves out of range easily.
Punchsky lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Punchsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punchsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abel tries to clinch there but Punchsky circles away.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punchsky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Punchsky.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abel.
Abel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Abel.
Abel lands a leg kick that knocks Punchsky off balance momentarily.
Punchsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
Punchsky lands a body shot.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
Punchsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punchsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel defending well as Punchsky loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a leg kick
and Punchsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punchsky scores with a jab. Abel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Punchsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Punchsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abel throws a head kick but Punchsky moves out of range.
Abel wants to land a leg kick but Punchsky is out of range.
Punchsky is looking for the big counter here.
Punchsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel tries to move into range but Punchsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abel tries to clinch but Punchsky is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punchsky. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punchsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Punchsky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Abel.
Punchsky lands with a right hand.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Punchsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abel tries to clinch but Punchsky moves away
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick
and Punchsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Punchsky is looking to slow Abel down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Abel moves out of range.
Punchsky just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAbel.
Abel swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Abel drives through and clinches with Punchsky against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Abel.
Punchsky is trying to force a seperation but Abel has the dominant position.
Abel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Punchsky avoids a wild elbow strike from Abel.
Punchsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Punchsky blocks a body shot from Abel.
A frustrated look appears on Punchsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Punchsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Abel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abel tries to clinch
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Punchsky misses with a hook. Abel ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Punchsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abel.
Abel looks to land a right hand but Punchsky moved out of range.
Abel fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel scores with a head kick.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
Abel throws a poor cross that misses
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Abel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Punchsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abel doesn't seem phased though.
Punchsky lands an overhand right.
Punchsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abel walks into a straight right hand from Punchsky.
Abel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Punchsky tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Punchsky now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Punchsky misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Punchsky as he connects with a hook.
Punchsky avoids the body shot from Abel.
Decent striking displayed by Punchsky there.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchsky throws out a powerful jab.
Punchsky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Punchsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
Punchsky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Punchsky.
Punchsky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abel tries to clinch there but Punchsky circles away.
Punchsky missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Punchsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abel connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Abel misses.
As Abel backs off Punchsky throws a huge counter combo but Abel manages to avoid it all.
Punchsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Punchsky releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punchsky lands a right hook to the body.
Punchsky avoids the head kick by Abel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punchsky misses with a wild combination.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky connects with a body shot.
Punchsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abel.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that Abel avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
Abel throws a head kick that half lands.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Punchsky misses.
Abel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Abel misses
and Punchsky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Punchsky blocks a head kick by Abel.
Punchsky lands with a nice combination. Abel backs away looking to recover.
Abel thows a leg kick but Punchsky checks it
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchsky scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Punchsky, as that shot connected.
Abel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Punchsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Punchsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
Vladimir Punchsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.