PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wiley Abu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaphod Beeblebrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeblebrox has chosen Unearth - One Step Away as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Abu
vs
Beeblebrox

182 cm
24
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Rusty Cage Fightwear
Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wiley Abu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaphod Beeblebrox!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beeblebrox with a hook.
Abu tries to clinch up but Beeblebrox circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Zaphod Beeblebrox has been cut.
Beeblebrox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abu moves out of range as Beeblebrox strikes.
Abu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abu wants to clinch up but Beeblebrox keeps it at a distance.
Beeblebrox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beeblebrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Abu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beeblebrox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beeblebrox loads up on a big right hand but Abu slips the punch.
Abu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beeblebrox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abu moves out of range as Beeblebrox strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu tries to clinch up.
Abu needs to keep his hands up - Beeblebrox had a free shot at his head there.
Abu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abu moves in looking to clinch but Beeblebrox pushes him off.
Abu tries to clinch but Beeblebrox moves out of range.
Abu tries to clinch there but Beeblebrox circles away.
Abu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beeblebrox slips a jab from Abu.
Beeblebrox lands a slapping body shot.
Abu is looking to clinch.
Beeblebrox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abu circles away quickly and effectively.
Beeblebrox throws a shot to the body.
Beeblebrox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beeblebrox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Beeblebrox misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu throws a looping overhand right but Beeblebrox ducks down to avoid it.
Beeblebrox lands with an uppercut that bounces Abu off the cage and back into rage.
Beeblebrox works over Abu's head and body with a nice combination.
Beeblebrox looks to throw the jab but Abu is out of range.

Abu pushes Beeblebrox up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Abu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu.
Beeblebrox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beeblebrox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abu as Beeblebrox tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beeblebrox.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Beeblebrox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beeblebrox backwards.
Beeblebrox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Beeblebrox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beeblebrox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beeblebrox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abu swings wildly with an uppercut but Beeblebrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beeblebrox blocks an uppercut.
Abu misses with some punches.
Beeblebrox blocks an uppercut.
Abu misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
Abu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beeblebrox is trying to maintain a safe position but Abu gets an underhook and turns Beeblebrox into the cage.
Abu misses with a punch on the inside.
Abu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beeblebrox trying to stall but Abu improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beeblebrox is trying to maintain a safe position but Abu gets an underhook and turns Beeblebrox into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beeblebrox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu.
Beeblebrox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abu has a couple of punches blocked by Beeblebrox.
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
Beeblebrox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beeblebrox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beeblebrox has a couple of punches blocked by Abu.
Beeblebrox is looking to control Abu's arms but Abu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beeblebrox has his back to the cage.
Abu throws a head punch that misses.
Beeblebrox tries to break the clinch but Abu is controlling the position.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beeblebrox pushes Abu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beeblebrox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Beeblebrox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abu misses with a punch on the inside.
Abu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zaphod Beeblebrox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zaphod Beeblebrox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beeblebrox throws a jab when Abu was well out of range.
Abu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beeblebrox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abu doesn't manage to clinch there - Beeblebrox circles away.
Nice body punch from Beeblebrox.
Wiley Abu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beeblebrox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beeblebrox thows a body shot but no joy.
Abu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abu moves in looking to clinch but Beeblebrox pushes him off.
Abu tries to clinch up but Beeblebrox circles away and keeps his distance.
Abu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox scores with a sloppy right hand. Abu should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beeblebrox does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beeblebrox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Abu closes the distance and pushes Beeblebrox back into the cage.
Beeblebrox is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Beeblebrox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu tries a body shot but Beeblebrox blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Abu as the two fighters clinch.
Abu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abu misses with some punches.
Beeblebrox is looking to control Abu's arms but Abu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beeblebrox has his back to the cage.
Abu lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
Abu swings wildly with an uppercut but Beeblebrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abu working aggressively here.
Abu blocking some punches.
Abu swings wildly with an uppercut but Beeblebrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beeblebrox controlling the action here for a moment.
Beeblebrox is trying to break the clinch but Abu is controlling him.
Abu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Abu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Abu.
Beeblebrox is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Abu.
Abu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Abu lands a hook that snaps the head of Beeblebrox backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu.
A head punch on the inside from Beeblebrox fails to land.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Beeblebrox looking to stall.
Abu has a couple of punches blocked by Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abu throws a punch but it's blocked by Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beeblebrox swings wildly with an uppercut but Abu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a right hand.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Abu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abu has a couple of punches blocked by Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abu works on Beeblebrox's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Beeblebrox stalling in the clinch but Abu improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu.
Abu presses Beeblebrox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abu gets through Beeblebrox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abu lands a body shot.
Beeblebrox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abu lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu.
Abu throws a punch but it's blocked by Beeblebrox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu.
Abu throws a punch but it's blocked by Beeblebrox.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
Wiley Abu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
Abu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beeblebrox or not.
Abu lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abu.
Beeblebrox looking to slow down the pace here.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beeblebrox backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abu.
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beeblebrox backwards.
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beeblebrox trying to control the position but instead, Abu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beeblebrox into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiley Abu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zaphod Beeblebrox's cut.
That's time! Abu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Beeblebrox sizes up Abu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beeblebrox keeps the fight on the outside.
Beeblebrox lands with a shot to the body.
Abu tries to close the distance and clinch but Beeblebrox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beeblebrox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beeblebrox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beeblebrox wants to land a leg kick but Abu is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beeblebrox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abu.
Abu tries to clinch up.
Abu tries to clinch but Beeblebrox is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Abu.
Beeblebrox swats away the attempt to clinch by Abu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beeblebrox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Abu closes the distance and clinches.
Beeblebrox blocking some punches.
Beeblebrox stalling.
Abu takes a shot to the head.
Abu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beeblebrox backwards.
Abu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abu throws a head punch that misses.
Abu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beeblebrox tries to stall but Abu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Beeblebrox blocks an uppercut.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu lands a right hand.
Abu presses Beeblebrox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abu has a couple of punches blocked by Beeblebrox.
Abu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beeblebrox backwards.
Beeblebrox is pushing Abu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beeblebrox.
Abu lands a right hand.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu.
Beeblebrox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abu swings wildly with an uppercut but Beeblebrox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beeblebrox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Abu.
Abu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Abu.
Abu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
Abu misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Beeblebrox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beeblebrox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abu scores with a hook to the body.
Abu lands a body shot.
Abu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Abu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abu.
Abu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beeblebrox blocks a body shot from Abu.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beeblebrox is trying to break free.
Beeblebrox is leaning against Abu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abu lands a nice uppercut.
Abu has a couple of punches blocked by Beeblebrox.
Abu misses with a punch on the inside.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beeblebrox.
Beeblebrox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abu throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands with a short shot to the head.
Abu lands an uppercut.
Beeblebrox swings wildly with an uppercut but Abu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abu gets through Beeblebrox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Abu fails to land.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Beeblebrox is trying to maintain a safe position but Abu gets an underhook and turns Beeblebrox into the cage.
Abu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Abu.
Abu works on Beeblebrox's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beeblebrox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beeblebrox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
Beeblebrox tries a body shot but Abu blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wiley Abu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiley Abu!