PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimebag Abbot (ranked 2116 p4p, 1209 weight class) and Anthony Lalime (ranked 273 p4p, 166 weight class). Abbot comes to the cage accompanied by WALK by - PANTERA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Abbot
vs
Lalime

194 cm
25
205
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
205
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dimebag Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abbot drops Lalime with a beautiful combination! Lalime stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Abbot is looking for the KO!

Lalime is rocked!

It looks like Anthony Lalime has been cut.
Lalime sizes up Abbot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lalime is still on wobbly legs! Can Abbot finish him?
Lalime lands a nice hook to Abbot's body. Abbot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lalime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abbot at a distance.
Lalime seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalime moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Lalime scores with a hook to the body. Abbot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Abbot rushes Lalime and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abbot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abbot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abbot lands a shoulder strike.
Abbot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lalime struggles to land a body shot inside as Abbot controls his hands.
Lalime misses with the head strike.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lalime lands a shot to the body.
Lalime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lalime blocks a body shot from Abbot.
Lalime lands a body punch.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime scores with a hook to the body.
Lalime throws an elbow that misses.
Abbot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lalime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lalime lands an elbow inside that Abbot shrugs off.

It looks like Dimebag Abbot has been cut.
Lalime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by 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.
Lalime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbots head.
Lalime throws an elbow but it misses.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Lalime presses Abbot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lalime displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abbot up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lalime.
Abbot takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lalime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
Lalime lands an elbow inside that Abbot shrugs off.
Abbot has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
Lalime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lalime lands with a right to the head.
Abbot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbot swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lalime fails to land.
Abbot is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lalime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Abbot breaks the clinch.
Lalime lands a jab to the head.
Abbot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lalime circles away quickly and effectively.
Lalime wants to counter with a clinch but Abbot pushes him away.
Abbot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime misses the shot to the body.
Lalime scores with a shot to the body.
Abbot misses with a series of wild punches.
Lalime lands with a hook. Abbot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lalime is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abbot rather than just go for the knockout.
Lalime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Lalime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abbot lands a slapping body shot.
Lalime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lalime slips a jab from Abbot.
Lalime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot looks to land a combination but Lalime avoids it well.
Lalime takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Abbot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lalime.
Lalime wants to counter with a clinch but Abbot pushes him away.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Abbot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dimebag Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Abbot instigates a clinch.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime misses with an elbow strike.
Abbot misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
Abbot swings wildly with an uppercut but Lalime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abbot misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Lalime gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Lalime will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lalime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Abbot walks into a jab.
Abbot tries to clinch there but Lalime circles away.
Abbot sets himself, and Lalime steps forward looking for the clinch! Abbot avoids it this time.
Dimebag Abbot is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Lalime.
Abbot throws the left hand but Lalime avoids the punch easily.
Abbot misses with a hook.
Lalime wants to counter with a clinch but Abbot pushes him away.
Lalime walks into a jab.
Lalime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abbot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abbot misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot misses with a hook. Lalime ducked under it nicely.
Lalime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lalime misses with a hook
and Abbot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalime uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lalime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lalime is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Lalime's shoulder, as Lalime tries to avoid the shot.
Abbot stuns Lalime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abbot throws a hook but Lalime avoids it easily.
Lalime steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abbot.
Abbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Lalime.
Abbot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abbot misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abbot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lalime takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lalime paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Lalime moves into the clinch.
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!
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abbot lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with some punches.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.
Abbot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lalime throws an elbow but it misses.
Lalime lands an uppercut.
A short left from Lalime.
Lalime gets through Abbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lalime pushes Abbot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Abbot fails to land.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lalime lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Lalime on the inside.
Lalime lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abbot backwards.
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Abbot takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lalime.
Lalime presses Abbot against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lalime throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lalime lands a nice uppercut.
Lalime gets through Abbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Abbot is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lalime.
Oh Abbot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lalime.
A right hook to the body lands for Lalime.
Abbot seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Lalime.
Lalime lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lalime slowing the pace effectively.
Abbot avoids the elbow strike from Lalime, against the cage.
Lalime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lalime comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lalime misses with a body punch.
Lalime scores with a shot to the side of Abbot's head.
Abbot misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbot takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbot.
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!
Abbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Lalime.
Abbot blocks an elbow strike from Lalime.
A hook to the body from Lalime.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lalime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbot's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abbot misses with the head strike.
Lalime scores with a shoulder strike.
Abbot softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lalime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lalime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Lalime scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Lalime.
Lalime creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Abbot with a big uppercut! Abbot tries to clinch up but Lalime pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Abbot to the mat! Abbot covers up and Lalime unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Lalime!