PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Ferrozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrozzo comes to the cage accompanied by war of words. Abbott has chosen Parental Discretion Advised as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ferrozzo
vs
Abbott

177 cm
25
310 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Ferrozzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Ferrozzo misses
and Abbott counters with a series of strikes. Ferrozzo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrozzo.
Abbott lands with a good body shot.
Abbott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abbott thows a body shot but no joy.
Abbott lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrozzo misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrozzo moves away.
Abbott scores with a shot to the body.
Abbott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abbott lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Ferrozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
David Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrozzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott takes a swing at Ferrozzo's ribcage but misses.
Abbott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrozzo moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferrozzo on the side of the head.
Abbott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrozzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Ferrozzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrozzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abbott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ferrozzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrozzo misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferrozzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbott.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbott connects with a nice looking jab.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrozzo.
Ferrozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
David Abbott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferrozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferrozzo avoids the body shot from Abbott.
Ferrozzo swings widly with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abbott misses with a hook to the body
and Abbott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Ferrozzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Ferrozzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Abbott does no damage.
Abbott scores with a nice head shot.
Abbott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Ferrozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Abbott swings for the body but Ferrozzo moves out of range.
Ferrozzo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ferrozzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Ferrozzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Abbott which made him look bad.
Abbott is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferrozzo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo avoids the body shot from Abbott.
Abbott scores with a punch to the head.
Ferrozzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrozzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Abbott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrozzo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferrozzo. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Abbott. Beautiful body shot.
Ferrozzo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Ferrozzo staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferrozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Ferrozzo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abbott swivels and escapes.
Ferrozzo misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott cracks Ferrozzo with an open hand slap.
Abbott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abbott throws a body punch but Ferrozzo moves out of range.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrozzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferrozzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abbott, as that shot connected.
Ferrozzo tries to clinch but Abbott is having none of it.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferrozzo rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Abbott tries to sprawl out of it but Ferrozzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abbott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferrozzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abbott swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferrozzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abbott works over Ferrozzo's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferrozzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferrozzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferrozzo slips a jab and a cross from Abbott.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferrozzo misses with a hook to the body
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ferrozzo counters with a shoot takedown. Abbott fights it but they end up in guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo won't allow Abbott to sweep him here.
Ferrozzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abbott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferrozzo is looking for a sweep. Abbott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferrozzo pushes Abbott off looking to stand but Abbott dives back in and keeps control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Abbott. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ferrozzo is not content to let Abbott control the position.
Ferrozzo tries to kick Abbott off but Abbott keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ferrozzo.
Abbott's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Abbott wasn't active enough on the ground.
Abbott avoids the body shot from Ferrozzo.
Nice cross by Abbott.
Abbott thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrozzo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferrozzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands with a nice body punch.
Ferrozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left and a right from Abbott both land. Nice combination.
Abbott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abbott misses with a body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Ferrozzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ferrozzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Abbott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferrozzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferrozzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abbott misses the body punch
and Ferrozzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Ferrozzo misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrozzo thinking.
David Abbott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott throws a body punch but Ferrozzo moves out of range.
Ferrozzo misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Ferrozzo misses the body punch
and Abbott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbott thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferrozzo swings widly with a right hand
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrozzo manages to avoid it.
Abbott closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Scott Ferrozzo has been cut.
Abbott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferrozzo at a distance.
Abbott throws a shot to the body.
Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Ferrozzo misses with a left hand
and Abbott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abbott digs a good hook to Ferrozzo's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Ferrozzo misses
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferrozzo misses with a right hand
letting Abbott counter with a right hand.
Abbott scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Abbott.
Ferrozzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo wants to clinch up but Abbott keeps it at a distance.
Abbott lands a nice looking body shot.
Abbott lands a nice hook to Ferrozzo's body. Ferrozzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Abbott misses

and Ferrozzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ferrozzo won't allow Abbott to sweep him here.
Ferrozzo postures up.
Abbott is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferrozzo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott keeping full guard, as Ferrozzo tries to pass.
Ferrozzo is working Abbott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abbott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abbott keeping full guard, as Ferrozzo tries to pass.
Ferrozzo preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ferrozzo thows a big elbow that misses.
Abbott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abbott trying to pass the guard but Ferrozzo defending well.
Ferrozzo tries to roll over but Abbott keeps him under control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abbott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferrozzo keeps working.
Abbott trying to control the pace.
Ferrozzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferrozzo tries to get out of the position.
Ferrozzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abbott.
Abbott is pressing down on Ferrozzo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferrozzo is holding on for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferrozzo keeping control of the position.
Abbott stops Ferrozzo from getting back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abbott is looking to advance position but Ferrozzo won't allow it.
Ferrozzo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Scott Ferrozzo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Abbott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Abbott.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrozzo moves away.
Abbott thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Abbott really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Ferrozzo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abbott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferrozzo.
A cross from Ferrozzo lands.
Ferrozzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Ferrozzo needs to keep his hands up - Abbott had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferrozzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferrozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Abbott throws a body punch but Ferrozzo moves out of range.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrozzo.
Abbott thuds a left hand into Ferrozzo's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferrozzo tries to clinch but Abbott is having none of it.
Ferrozzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ferrozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Ferrozzo misses with an uppercut
and Abbott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferrozzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferrozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferrozzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ferrozzo slips a straight right by Abbott.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abbott darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo misses with an uppercut
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferrozzo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abbott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abbott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferrozzo misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a left to the body.
Ferrozzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abbott throws a big shot that misses.
Ferrozzo misses with a hook
and Abbott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abbott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferrozzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrozzo.
Donk. Abbott catches Ferrozzo right on the button with a cross.
Abbott digs a good body shot into Ferrozzo's ribs.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Ferrozzo moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Abbott does no damage.
Ferrozzo misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrozzo thinking.
Abbott with a nice cross.
Ferrozzo throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbott thows a body shot but no joy.
Abbott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferrozzo moves away.
Abbott scores with a shot to the body.
Ferrozzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferrozzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferrozzo throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott counters with a two punch combo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abbott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott connects with a looping right hand.
Abbott misses with a body punch

and Ferrozzo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ferrozzo.
Abbott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abbott stalling.
Abbott is looking to stall here but Ferrozzo recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Abbott dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Scott Ferrozzo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Abbott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abbott cracks Ferrozzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferrozzo has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrozzo misses with a body punch
and Abbott counters with a one-two to the body.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott misses with a body punch
and Ferrozzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Ferrozzo moves out of range.
Abbott sizes up Ferrozzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo misses with a body punch
and Abbott counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferrozzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbott circles away.
Ferrozzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferrozzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferrozzo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abbott pinned against the cage. Abbott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott counters with a stiff right hand.
Abbott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrozzo throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abbott connects with a nice looking jab.
Abbott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferrozzo misses with a right hand
and Abbott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abbott throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferrozzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abbott thinking.
Abbott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferrozzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferrozzo thinking.
Ferrozzo misses with a lunging right hand
and Abbott counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abbott misses with a hook. Ferrozzo ducked under it nicely.
Ferrozzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abbott scores with a decent looking hook.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Abbott lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferrozzo thuds a left hand into Abbott's body.
Abbott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ferrozzo on the side of the head.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
David Abbott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozzo throws an off balance right hand
and Abbott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrozzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Ferrozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Ferrozzo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrozzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferrozzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abbott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferrozzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abbott's waist but Abbott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferrozzo off to one side.
Ferrozzo shoots in but Abbott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Ferrozzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abbott takes a swing at Ferrozzo's ribcage but misses.
Ferrozzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abbott is looking to chop away at Ferrozzo's legs.
Scott Ferrozzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Abbott.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Abbott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abbott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for David Abbott!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for David Abbott!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for David Abbott!

David Abbott wins by unanimous decision!
David Abbott is the new super heavyweight champion!