PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Battling Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Ace of Base - Beautiful Life as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Abdul
vs
Bob

177 cm
25
186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Battling Bob!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bob rushes Abdul and presses him up against the cage.

Bob has hold of one of Abdul's legs. Abdul is fighting the takedown attempt but Bob gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bob postures up.
Bob throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abdul is trying to keep Bob in close.
Bob has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Paula Abdul just wasn't active enough.

Bob clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bob as Abdul tries to tie him up.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdul.
Bob has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abdul avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Abdul is pushing Bob up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Abdul.
Bob lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Abdul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdul thows a body shot but no joy.

Bob shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bob showed some decent athleticism there.
Bob not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abdul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bob is looking to advance position but Abdul won't allow it.
Bob missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Battling Bob has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdul. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Bob scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves nicely into side control.
Bob postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Abdul is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bob off and has taken his back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdul doesn't have the hooks in and Bob manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob is in close to Abdul's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abdul is trying to keep Bob in close.
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Abdul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob is trying to control the position but Abdul postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Abdul trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Abdul advances to half guard.
Abdul wants to pass to mount but Bob is defending the position.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdul is working away from the top position though.
Abdul wants to pass the guard but Bob is defending well.
Bob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdul is working away from the top position though.
Bob wants to get back to full guard but Abdul has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abdul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdul lands a jab-cross combination.
Bob looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdul is fending him off so far but Bob persists. Nope, Abdul circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.

Bob feints and as Abdul raises his hands in defense, Bob changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bob slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Abdul is controlling Bob's posture.
Abdul being controlled here, momentarily.
Abdul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abdul is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abdul connects with a single shot there.
Bob shoots in but Abdul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bob tries for a takedown but Abdul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paula Abdul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Battling Bob.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abdul defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bob.
Abdul swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Abdul throws a shot to the body.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Abdul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdul throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Bob looks for a takedown but Abdul sprawls well.
Abdul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdul thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Abdul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to clinch but Abdul moves out of range.
Abdul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Bob with that takedown attempt.
Abdul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abdul cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abdul lands with a good body shot.
Abdul paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Abdul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob shoots for a takedown but Abdul saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abdul scores with the left hand. Bob knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abdul misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Abdul. Beautiful body shot.
Abdul lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abdul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abdul lands a slapping body shot.
Abdul lands a nice looking body shot.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdul takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Abdul stuffs the takedown.
Bob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abdul dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Abdul scores with a body shot.
Abdul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abdul.

It looks like Battling Bob has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdul misses the shot to the body.
Abdul is looking to wear down Bob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abdul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abdul.
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
Abdul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Abdul misses.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abdul lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but Abdul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bob walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdul slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bob throws a sloppy body shot
and Abdul counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Bob with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abdul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paula Abdul dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Battling Bob'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. This is the final round!

Abdul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abdul jabs Bob to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdul.
Abdul throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Abdul stalks Bob and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bob's face. Bob staggers backwards, shaken.
Bob wants to clinch.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Abdul.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdul.
Paula Abdul is winning the standup battle so far.
Bob clinches but Abdul breaks the clinch
and Abdul counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abdul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob fails to land the takedown.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdul just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bob is defended easily by Abdul.
Some wild striking there from Abdul.
Abdul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bob backs up against the cage.
Abdul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdul throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.

Bob instigates a clinch.
Bob tries to work over Abdul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdul stops a takedown attempt from Bob.
Paula Abdul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Battling Bob.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob prevents Abdul from breaking the clinch.
Abdul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.
A left hand lands to the body for Bob.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bob prevents Abdul from breaking the clinch.
Abdul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abdul struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abdul pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abdul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abdul is pressed up against the cage. Bob has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abdul down to the mat. Abdul avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paula Abdul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob fails with the takedown.
Abdul misses with a body shot.
Abdul swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bob decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abdul's guard.
Abdul keeping full guard, as Bob tries to pass.
Bob trying to control but Abdul is working from the bottom.
Abdul trying to control the position.
Abdul wants to stand up but Bob is controlling him.
Bob content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abdul pulls Bob in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paula Abdul wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abdul moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdul circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Battling Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bob wants a takedown but no success here.
Abdul gets underhooks to prevent Bob's takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Abdul.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paula Abdul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdul 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Paula Abdul!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Paula Abdul!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Paula Abdul!

Paula Abdul wins by unanimous decision!