PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seamus OShaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clockwork Abercrombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OShaughnessy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Friday Rule by Flogging Molly. Abercrombie has chosen In This City- Iglu & Hartly as his entrance music. Clockwork Abercrombie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

OShaughnessy
vs
Abercrombie

165 cm
20
140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus OShaughnessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clockwork Abercrombie!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShaughnessy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy throws the left hand but Abercrombie avoids the punch easily.
OShaughnessy swings for the body but Abercrombie moves out of range.
Abercrombie takes a swing at OShaughnessy's ribcage but misses.
Abercrombie checks the leg kick.
Abercrombie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abercrombie works OShaughnessy's body with a nice hook.
Abercrombie tries for a takedown but OShaughnessy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
OShaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OShaughnessy throws a looping overhand right but Abercrombie ducks down to avoid it.
OShaughnessy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
OShaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Abercrombie is just out of range.
Abercrombie lands an overhand right.
OShaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.

Abercrombie shoots in and bounces OShaughnessy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abercrombie tries to free his leg and advance position but OShaughnessy is retaining full guard.
Abercrombie is stalling in the full guard.
OShaughnessy wants to stand and escape but Abercrombie is having none of it.
Abercrombie throws a big right hand that misses.
OShaughnessy is looking to stand back up but Abercrombie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abercrombie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Abercrombie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
OShaughnessy wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie trying to control from half guard but OShaughnessy is working away.
Abercrombie prevents OShaughnessy from improving his position.
Abercrombie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
OShaughnessy is trying to stand back up but Abercrombie is controlling him
OShaughnessy is looking to control Abercrombie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can OShaughnessy avoid being mounted?
OShaughnessy gets full guard.
Abercrombie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
OShaughnessy throws a hook but Abercrombie avoids it easily.
Abercrombie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed OShaughnessy momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abercrombie counters with a nice uppercut.
OShaughnessy leaves Abercrombie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
OShaughnessy throws a shot from downtown. Abercrombie moves away and avoids it.
Abercrombie misses with a shot to the body
and OShaughnessy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abercrombie slips a jab from OShaughnessy.
Abercrombie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
OShaughnessy throws a shot from downtown. Abercrombie moves away and avoids it.
OShaughnessy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abercrombie ducks under a wild hook from OShaughnessy.
Abercrombie blocks a jab.
Abercrombie clobbers OShaughnessy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OShaughnessy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abercrombie is trying hard to land a takedown here. OShaughnessy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seamus OShaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clockwork Abercrombie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abercrombie lands a nice shot that snaps OShaughnessy's head back.
Abercrombie loads up on a big right hand but OShaughnessy slips the punch.
OShaughnessy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Abercrombie scores with a four punch combination!
Abercrombie lands with an uppercut that bounces OShaughnessy off the cage and back into rage.
OShaughnessy looks to land a right hand but Abercrombie moved out of range.
A big right from OShaughnessy misses.
Abercrombie cracks a nice hook into OShaughnessy's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Abercrombie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
OShaughnessy falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Abercrombie counter with a right hand.
OShaughnessy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Abercrombie to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clockwork Abercrombie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Abercrombie moves away from the strike by OShaughnessy.
Abercrombie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abercrombie fails with the takedown.
OShaughnessy misses with a shot to the body
and Abercrombie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abercrombie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from OShaughnessy misses the target.
OShaughnessy thows a left - swing and a miss!
OShaughnessy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abercrombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OShaughnessy throws out the jab.
Abercrombie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OShaughnessy counters with a nice body shot.
Seamus OShaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OShaughnessy throws a series of strikes that have Abercrombie backpedaling.

It looks like Clockwork Abercrombie has been cut.
Abercrombie lands a glancing blow to the side of OShaughnessy's head.
OShaughnessy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seamus OShaughnessy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OShaughnessy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OShaughnessy misses with a straight right.
Abercrombie cracks OShaughnessy with a good jab.

Abercrombie pushes OShaughnessy up against the cage in a clinch.
Abercrombie scores with a hook to the body.
Abercrombie jumps guard but OShaughnessy stands there with Abercrombie around his waist. Abercrombie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abercrombie leaning his opponent against the cage.

OShaughnessy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OShaughnessy throws a shot from downtown. Abercrombie moves away and avoids it.
OShaughnessy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abercrombie.
OShaughnessy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abercrombie counters with a right hand to the body.
Abercrombie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OShaughnessy.
OShaughnessy throws a sloppy body shot
and Abercrombie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seamus OShaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy looks to land a body kick but Abercrombie moved away.
Abercrombie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from OShaughnessy misses its intended target.
OShaughnessy throws a series of punches but Abercrombie avoids them all with ease.
OShaughnessy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abercrombie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abercrombie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from OShaughnessy.
Abercrombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OShaughnessy throws out the jab.
Abercrombie closes the distance looking to clinch
and OShaughnessy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abercrombie throws a hook but OShaughnessy avoids it easily.
Abercrombie throws a hook to the side of OShaughnessy's head but OShaughnessy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abercrombie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abercrombie throws a hook but OShaughnessy blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Abercrombie counter with a right hand.
Abercrombie throws a nice looking combination but OShaughnessy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OShaughnessy throws a sloppy head kick and Abercrombie moves out of range easily.
OShaughnessy misses with an uppercut. Abercrombie saw that one coming.
OShaughnessy scores with a jab to the body.
Abercrombie is looking to clinch.
Abercrombie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of OShaughnessy's head.
Abercrombie works OShaughnessy's body with a nice hook.
OShaughnessy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abercrombie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OShaughnessy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abercrombie.
OShaughnessy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Abercrombie finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy looks to land a left hand but Abercrombie moved out of range nicely.
OShaughnessy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Abercrombie counters with a nice double leg into guard.

OShaughnessy has his feet on Abercrombie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
OShaughnessy slips a jab and a cross from Abercrombie.
Seamus OShaughnessy is winning the standup battle so far.
OShaughnessy misses with a double jab

and Abercrombie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in OShaughnessy's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abercrombie tries to free his leg and advance position but OShaughnessy is retaining full guard.
Abercrombie wants to control from the top but OShaughnessy keeps moving.
Abercrombie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OShaughnessy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abercrombie lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clockwork Abercrombie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clockwork Abercrombie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Abercrombie tries to clinch but OShaughnessy is having none of it.
Abercrombie jabs at OShaughnessy's body.
OShaughnessy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OShaughnessy jabs at Abercrombie's body.
OShaughnessy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abercrombie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abercrombie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abercrombie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck OShaughnessy on the side of the head.
OShaughnessy misses with a shot to the body
and OShaughnessy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OShaughnessy throws a big shot that misses.
OShaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Abercrombie is just out of range.
Abercrombie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Abercrombie misses its intended target.
Abercrombie misses with a straight right.
OShaughnessy blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abercrombie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abercrombie punishes OShaughnessy's body with a nice straight punch.
OShaughnessy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abercrombie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Abercrombie misses the target.
OShaughnessy throws a hook but Abercrombie avoids it easily.
Abercrombie checks a low kick from OShaughnessy.
Abercrombie throws a body punch but OShaughnessy moves out of range.
OShaughnessy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
OShaughnessy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abercrombie.
OShaughnessy throws a lazy right hand but Abercrombie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abercrombie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Abercrombie throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OShaughnessy misses with an uppercut. Abercrombie saw that one coming.
A shot to de liver by Abercrombie. Beautiful body shot.
OShaughnessy misses with a double jab
letting Abercrombie counter with a right hand.
OShaughnessy throws a left and a right that both miss
and OShaughnessy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OShaughnessy walks into a stiff left hand from Abercrombie.
OShaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Abercrombie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OShaughnessy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Abercrombie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Abercrombie.

OShaughnessy breaks the clinch.
OShaughnessy misses the body punch

and Abercrombie counters with a shoot takedown. OShaughnessy fights it but they end up in guard.
OShaughnessy keeping moving, preventing Abercrombie from controlling successfully.
Abercrombie stands and throws OShaughnessy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abercrombie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
OShaughnessy is looking to reverse the position.
Abercrombie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abercrombie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abercrombie cracks OShaughnessy with a big right hand but OShaughnessy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Abercrombie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
OShaughnessy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
OShaughnessy struggling a bit here.
Clockwork Abercrombie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abercrombie laying and praying for a moment but OShaughnessy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Abercrombie is thwarting OShaughnessy's attempts to control the position.
OShaughnessy is trying to get back to full guard.
Abercrombie is looking to advance position but OShaughnessy won't allow it.
Seamus OShaughnessy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abercrombie thows a huge punch but OShaughnessy dodges it nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Abercrombie has a takedown stuffed.
Seamus OShaughnessy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clockwork Abercrombie.
OShaughnessy misses with a double jab
and Abercrombie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clockwork Abercrombie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abercrombie 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clockwork Abercrombie!