PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hao Qiang (ranked 696 p4p, 546 weight class) and Beau Abner (ranked 41 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Qiang
vs
Abner

200 cm
28
275
16 - 6 - 0

194 cm
35
265
28 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hao Qiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beau Abner!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abner blocks a jab.
Abner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Qiang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Hao Qiang has been cut.
Qiang scores with a jab to the body.
Qiang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Qiang misses.
Despite the aggression on Abner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Qiang throws out a loose jab but Abner uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abner! But no joy.
Qiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Abner.
Qiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abner slips under a jab from Qiang.
Abner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Qiang tries to clinch there but Abner circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qiang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abner momentarily.
Qiang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Qiang misses with a straight left.
Qiang checks a low kick from Abner.
Qiang lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Abner misses.
Abner throws a lazy uppercut
and Qiang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abner 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.
Qiang cracks Abner with a good jab.
Abner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qiang.
It looked like Qiang wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Qiang throws a lazy right hand but Abner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Abner connects with the punch.
Abner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qiang.
Some bone on bone action there as Abner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qiang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qiang. Abner does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abner! But no joy.
Abner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Qiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abner avoids the body shot from Qiang.
Abner thinks about the counter body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Qiang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abner - the referee stops the clock and Qiang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abner. Qiang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abner needs to keep his hands up - Qiang had a free shot at his head there.
Abner checks a leg kick.
Abner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abner throws a lazy head kick
and Qiang counters with a straight right hand.
Qiang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abner misses with an uppercut
and Qiang counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abner's knee momentarily.
Qiang lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qiang swings widly with a right hand
and Qiang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hao Qiang's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheers as Abner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Qiang doesn't seem phased though.
Qiang swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Abner counter with a right hand.
Abner misses with a body kick.
Qiang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Qiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Qiang.
Abner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Qiang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abner. That's going to slow Qiang down.
Abner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Qiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abner.
Qiang is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Qiang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Qiang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Qiang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qiang manages to avoid it.
Abner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abner misses the shot to the body.
Qiang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Qiang is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Abner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Qiang as he connects with a hook.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qiang misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Qiang.
Qiang scores with a leg kick.
Abner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Qiang scores with the left hand. Abner knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hao Qiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hao Qiang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Abner tries to keep at a distance but Qiang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abner working aggressively here.
Qiang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Qiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abner can do to turn this around?
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Qiang lands with a light punch inside.
Abner misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Qiang.
Abner misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Qiang.
Qiang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Qiang.
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abner misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Qiang.
Abner is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Abner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner swings wildly with an uppercut but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Qiang misses with a punch on the inside.
Abner throws a punch but it's blocked by Qiang.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Abner swings wildly with an uppercut but Qiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qiang lands a shoulder strike.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qiang lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Qiang.
Qiang scores with a shot to the side of Abner's head.
Qiang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abner backwards.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Abner pushes Qiang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qiang lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Qiang lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner taking a breather.
Qiang lands with a right to the head.
Qiang lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Qiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Qiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Qiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Abner is rocked!
Qiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Qiang.
Hao Qiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Qiang.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Abner.
Qiang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Qiang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Qiang throws a punch but it's blocked by Abner.
Qiang lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Qiang.
Qiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Abner is still on wobbly legs! Can Qiang finish him?
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qiang's elbow.
Abner seems to have recovered his senses.
Qiang has a couple of punches blocked by Abner.
Qiang struggles to land a body shot inside as Abner controls his hands.
Abner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Abner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang blocking some punches.
Abner has a couple of punches blocked by Qiang.
Abner lands a shoulder strike.
Abner taking a breather.
Abner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Qiang lands a shoulder strike.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qiang throws a head punch that misses.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qiang's elbow.
Abner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Qiang pushes Abner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qiang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abner misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Qiang fails to land.
Abner tries a body shot but Qiang blocks it.
Qiang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abner struggles to land a body shot inside as Qiang controls his hands.
Qiang working aggressively here.
Abner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abner struggles to land a body shot inside as Qiang controls his hands.
Qiang scores with a hook to the body.
Abner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qiang tries to throw a body punch but Abner avoids it by throwing Qiang back against the cage.
Qiang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Qiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abners head.
Qiang lands with a short shot to the head.
Qiang working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hao Qiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hao Qiang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Qiang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Qiang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Qiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Abner is just out of range.
Qiang slips a jab from Abner.
Hao Qiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Abner tries to move into range but Qiang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Qiang throws a wild body kick that Abner sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner swats away the attempt to clinch by Qiang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abner! But no joy.
Qiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Qiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Abner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Qiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qiang misses with an uppercut.
Abner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Qiang with a body shot.
Qiang misses the shot to the body.
Abner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A clash of legs there as Qiang blocks the low kick.
Qiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abner! But no joy.
Qiang throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Qiang misses the target.
Qiang cracks Abner with an open hand slap.
Abner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Qiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abner throws out the jab.
Abner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qiang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Qiang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Beau Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qiang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Qiang lands a nice hook to Abner's body. Abner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Qiang moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abner working aggressively here.
Qiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Qiang lands a left hand.
A short right from Qiang.
Abner throws a head punch that misses.
Qiang can't find room to land a body shot as Abner controls the action.
Qiang tries to work over Abner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abner.
Abner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abner misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abner's elbow.
Abner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abner fails to land.
Abner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Qiang.
Qiang lands an uppercut.
Qiang lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Qiang.
Qiang lands an uppercut.
Qiang lands an uppercut.
Qiang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Qiang lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Qiang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short body shot lands from Qiang as the two fighters clinch.
Qiang lands with a light punch inside.
Qiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qiang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Abner with a big uppercut! Abner tries to clinch up but Qiang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Abner to the mat! Abner covers up and Qiang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hao Qiang!
During a confident post fight interview, Hao Qiang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.