PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and david aboott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying aboott's choice of entrance music: SLAM. david aboott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cheese
vs
aboott

193 cm
20
248 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Advantage XXX nutrition
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mac Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, david aboott!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese tries to clinch up but aboott circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - aboott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese tries to clinch
and aboott counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but aboott moves away.
Cheese misses with a combination

and aboott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cheese's guard now.
aboott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
aboott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cheese looking to control.
aboott preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
aboott connects with a couple of short punches.
Cheese utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as aboott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
aboott looking to pass the guard.
aboott wanted to stand there but Cheese had control of the position.
aboott throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aboott thows a big elbow that misses.
aboott wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
aboott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
aboott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cheese. Cheese obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheese scores with a one two! aboott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cheese looks to clinch

and aboott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cheese's guard now.
aboott landing with the ground and pound.
aboott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
aboott looks gassed!
aboott with a flurry of punches that miss.
aboott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheese is keeping the position for now.

aboott drops back looking for a leg! Cheese is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cheese manages to kick aboott off! aboott jumps back into Cheese's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
aboott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cheese is pulling down on aboott's head. It's preventing any offense from aboott, at least for the moment.
Cheese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cheese cracks aboott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cheese darts in trying to clinch
and aboott counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese swinging wilding here.
Cheese's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cheese duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to clinch but aboott slips to the side
and aboott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cheese wants to clinch

and aboott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cheese's guard now.
aboott throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.
aboott tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
aboott wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as aboott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
aboott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
aboott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheese is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as aboott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
aboott scoring with some ground and pound.
aboott looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
aboott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cheese swivels and escapes.
aboott is looking to clinch.
aboott wants to clinch.

aboott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese is trying to break the clinch but aboott has him pressed against the cage.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as aboott controls his hands.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
aboott just leaning against Cheese, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Cheese.
Cheese looking to stall.

aboott has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cheese is trying to keep an underhook but aboott manages to get the takedown into half guard.
aboott wants to control but Cheese is keeping him busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
aboott tries to pass to full mount but Cheese defends it.
aboott working the head and body with strikes.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound attempt from aboott.
aboott is pressing down on Cheese's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cheese is holding on for now.

aboott is working for a submission of some sort.
Cheese keeping control of the position.
aboott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cheese wants to improve his position but aboott is controlling well.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cheese makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cheese.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as aboott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cheese wants to sweep but no luck.
Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
aboott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
aboott in side control, throwing shots but Cheese defends.
Cheese is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Cheese kicks aboott off and gets back to his feet.
aboott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese throws a chopping leg kick but aboott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but aboott paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cheese rushes aboott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheese.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese misses with a knee strike.
Come on Cheese - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cheese is trying to break the clinch but aboott has him pressed against the cage.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with aboott's elbow.
The referee calls for aboott to work.
aboott fails to pull guard.
aboott prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
aboott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
aboott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
aboott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
aboott frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
aboott working Cheese over with strikes here.
Cheese really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cheese in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
aboott throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cheese tries to hold on but aboott postures up.
aboott throwing strikes here but Cheese is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

aboott looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
aboott raining down shots from the mount!
Cheese is looking to get to half guard.
aboott thowing shots but they're missing.
aboott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cheese takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
aboott is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cheese can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! aboott connects with a massive shot to the dome!
aboott sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cheese is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

david aboott dominated that round.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cheese clinches up against the cage.
aboott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
aboott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Cheese digs a right hand underneath aboott's ribcage. aboott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cheese is trying to maintain a safe position but aboott gets an underhook and turns Cheese into the cage.
Cheese leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but aboott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The is referee keeping an eye on Cheese - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mac Cheese.
Cheese wants to clinch

and aboott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as aboott controls his hands.
Cheese misses with some punches.

aboott is trying to trip Cheese. He has hold of a leg but Cheese is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. aboott persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
aboott pushing down on Cheese's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
aboott is tying to control. Cheese wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
aboott is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
aboott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
aboott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheese defending well though.
Cheese won't allow aboott to pass to mount.
Cheese is trying to control but can't.
aboott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
david aboott has got the better of the ground game so far.
aboott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
aboott misses with a head shot. Cheese uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
aboott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
aboott postures up.
aboott tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
aboott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cheese looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheese, not yet.
Cheese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cheese tries to clinch

and aboott counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cheese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as aboott controls the action.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by aboott.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheese takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

aboott has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cheese regains guard immediately.
aboott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
aboott throwing strikes but missing.
Cheese tries to land a sweep but no joy.
aboott advances position into side control!
aboott cracks Cheese with a big right hand but Cheese just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by aboott.
Cheese avoids any damage from the ground and pound of aboott.
aboott fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cheese managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by aboott.
aboott fails to land a wild elbow strike.

aboott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cheese, who protects the arm well.
aboott scoring with punches from side control.
Cheese is looking for a sweep.
aboott working away.

aboott looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cheese can't do much from the bottom here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to get back to half guard.
aboott connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cheese some visible discomfort.
aboott tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cheese wants to control but aboott postures up.

aboott goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cheese rolls with the submission and now he's on top in aboott's guard! Nice work there by Cheese!
aboott looking for a sweep. Not yet aboott, not yet.
aboott trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cheese is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
aboott tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Cheese is sitting in close to aboott's body. aboott has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cheese is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cheese is tapping! That was a very nice submission by aboott.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). david aboott!