PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juvenal Garupa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juvenal Garupa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Garupa
vs
Abbott

192 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juvenal Garupa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garupa misses with a series of wild punches.

Abbott closes the distance and clinches.
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Juvenal Garupa has been cut.
Abbott is stalling here.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Garupa tries to score a body lock takedown but Abbott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abbott stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Abbott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Abbott moves into range and clinches up with Garupa.

Abbott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Abbott closes the distance and pushes Garupa back into the cage.
Abbott is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abbott lands a damaging elbow.
Abbott lands an elbow inside that Garupa shrugs off.

Juvenal Garupa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Abbott breaks from the clinch.

Abbott drives through and clinches with Garupa against the cage.
Abbott slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jeez, Juvenal Garupa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Garupa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Abbott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juvenal Garupa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Abbott!