PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between damien lomark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and david abote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). abote has chosen king of kings as his entrance music. david abote is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

lomark
vs
abote

165 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Predator Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, damien lomark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, david abote!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
abote tests lomark's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like damien lomark has been cut.
david abote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
abote shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says lomark as he avoids it easily.
lomark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
abote shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says lomark as he avoids it easily.
abote misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from lomark. No joy for abote on that attempt.
damien lomark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of david abote.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from abote.
abote tries to score a power double leg takedown but lomark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten abote somewhat.
lomark wants to clinch.
lomark swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by abote. Beautiful body shot.
lomark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as abote sprawls well. abote wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. lomark gets slowly back to his feet.
abote shoots in and drives through. lomark sprawls well.

abote closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming lomark to the mat! lomark manages to get full guard.
abote in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
abote loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
lomark trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lomark trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
lomark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
abote loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
lomark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
lomark keeping moving, preventing abote from controlling successfully.
abote won't allow lomark to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
abote shoots in but no luck this time.

lomark closes the distance and clinches.
lomark tries to circle away but abote has him pinned against the cage.
lomark wants to break the clinch but can't.
lomark tries to break the clinch but abote is controlling the position.
lomark goes for a takedown attempt but abote pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
lomark is breathing heavily.

abote decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
abote has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
abote missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
abote working over lomark with some ground and pound. lomark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
lomark is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
abote takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. abote connects with a nice short shot to lomark's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
abote lands with a punch from half guard.
abote drops an elbow to the side of lomark's head.
abote working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
abote thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed lomark's head.
abote lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

david abote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on damien lomark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from abote does it's job there.
lomark slaps away a takedown attempt from abote, before circling back to the center of the mat.
abote shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. lomark defends it nicely.
abote looks to land a combination but lomark avoids it well.
damien lomark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lomark tries a head kick but it misses.
lomark looks to land a combination but abote avoids it well.

abote drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
abote is looking to work some ground and pound but lomark has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
abote wants to control from the top but lomark keeps moving.
lomark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for abote on the ground.
abote won't allow lomark to get back to his feet.
abote postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
lomark trying to control the position.

abote gets to his feet - lomark follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from abote is defended easily by lomark.
damien lomark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of david abote.
Nice takedown defense from lomark. No joy for abote on that attempt.
abote changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. lomark tries to avoid it but abote manages to keep hold of a leg and drag lomark to the ground. lomark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
lomark tries to clinch but abote moves out of range.
lomark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and abote connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
lomark tries to clinch up but abote circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by lomark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
abote keeps the fight on the outside.
abote has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
lomark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
lomark tries a head kick but it misses.
lomark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

abote closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
abote thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
lomark missing with punches from the bottom.
abote not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
abote working the head and body with strikes.
abote throwing shots but lomark is blocking nicely.
abote winds up and cracks lomark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

abote gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice shot by abote.
No luck with that takedown attempt from abote.
lomark throws out a loose jab but abote uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

david abote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on damien lomark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

lomark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from abote.
abote scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
lomark misses with a few strikes there.
abote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by abote.
lomark wants to clinch.

abote feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
abote loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
abote postures up and lands a big shot to lomark's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
abote postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
lomark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
abote keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of lomark's head.
lomark is trying to keep abote in close.
abote makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
abote lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
abote scoring with some ground and pound.
abote makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
abote postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
abote working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of lomark's head.
abote throwing strikes but missing.
lomark looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lomark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
abote passes lomark's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
abote trying to control the action but lomark is working from the bottom.
abote lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
david abote has got the better of the ground game so far.
abote is keen to just control but lomark is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
abote thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
lomark trying to hold on to abote's head to control him but abote postures up.
abote working lomark over with strikes.
lomark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if lomark tries to get out of the position.
abote sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. lomark defending well though.
abote missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
damien lomark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
abote looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks lomark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
david abote comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got abote 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... david abote!