PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stroud
vs
Abbot

186 cm
23
214 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

187 cm
21
214 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Stroud lands a big head kick that sends Abbot tumbling to the mat! Stroud takes a step backwards and waves Abbot back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Frank Abbot has been cut.
Stroud pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abbot is out of range and Stroud settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroud. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroud is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Abbot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stroud throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Stroud takes a swing at Abbot's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Stroud misses its intended target.
Stroud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud dips to his left and cracks Abbot with an uppercut!
Abbot slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
Jab by Abbot.
An inside leg kick from Stroud misses.
Abbot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abbot counters with a nice uppercut.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud misses with a combination
enabling Abbot to counter with a crisp jab.

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.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stroud slips a jab and a cross from Abbot.
Stroud throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud throws the kick towards the body but Abbot avoids it.
Stroud tests Abbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Cam Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbot.
Abbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a right hand that Stroud ducks under and follows up with a left that Stroud also avoids with ease.
Abbot moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
A nice combination there by Abbot.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abbot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stroud thinking.
Stroud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abbot's head.
Stroud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stroud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abbot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abbot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud misses with a body kick.
Stroud misses with a looping right.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot moves out of range.
A jab from Stroud misses.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
A nice combination there by Abbot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abbot moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
Abbot slips under a jab from Stroud.
Stroud pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abbot is out of range and Stroud settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cam Stroud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Abbot's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abbot moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroud.
A big left from Stroud misses.
Cam Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroud misses with a head kick.
Stroud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stroud misses with a looping left.
Stroud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abbot works over Stroud's head and body with a nice combination.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stroud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbot avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud tried to score with a low kick but Abbot checks it.
Stroud throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Stroud moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stroud tries to clinch but Abbot is having none of it.
Stroud gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abbot moves out of range of the body kick from Stroud.
Stroud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot throws a combination. Stroud tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stroud doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbot circles away.
Stroud throws a head kick that half lands.
Abbot misses with a combination
and Stroud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stroud scores with a hook.
Stroud misses with a body shot
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbot avoids the head kick by Stroud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Abbot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbot fails to land with a series of punches.
Stroud throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Stroud showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abbot.
Stroud wants to land a leg kick but Abbot is out of range.
Stroud throws the kick towards the body but Abbot avoids it.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Abbot is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abbot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroud on the side of the head.
Abbot has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stroud.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
Abbot blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Stroud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Stroud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abbot avoids the body shot from Stroud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cam Stroud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Abbot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stroud misses with a body punch
and Abbot counters with a two punch combo.
Stroud swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbot keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Stroud avoids them all with ease.
Stroud throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud tries to clinch up but Abbot circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroud throws a body kick that misses.
Stroud lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroud delivers a nice body kick.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Stroud avoids nicely.
Abbot drops his hands momentarily and Stroud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stroud - that will leave a mark!
Abbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroud throws a head kick but Abbot moves out of range.
Stroud misses with a double jab
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Abbot might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stroud has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Stroud finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stroud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbot moves away.
Stroud lands with a kick to the temple. Abbot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abbot slips under a jab from Stroud.
Stroud looks for the body kick but Abbot saw that one coming.
Stroud feints and then cracks Abbot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbot down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stroud misses with a body kick.
Stroud is looking to clinch.
Stroud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroud throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
Abbot blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot moves out of range as Stroud throws a body kick.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbot swinging wildly here.
Stroud misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Stroud.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Stroud avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud misses with a double jab
and Abbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Stroud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stroud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Stroud!