PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikky Abby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Abby
vs
Boom

180 cm
27
179 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

176 cm
23
172 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nikky Abby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boom Boom!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abby jabs at Boom's body.

Abby rushes Boom and presses him up against the cage.

Boom gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Boom there.
Boom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abby's head.
Abby moves into full guard.
Boom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boom postures up and lands a big shot to Abby's brow.
Boom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abby tries to get out of the position.
Abby wants to sweep here but Boom controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom lands a couple of elbows.
Abby trying to control the position.
Boom prevents Abby from getting back to his feet.
Boom wanted to stand there but Abby had control of the position.
Boom wants to pass the guard but Abby is keeping the position.
Boom throwing strikes but missing.
Boom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abby keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abby is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Boom has his feet on Abby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abby counters with a head kick. That will keep Boom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Boom has closed the distance and engaged Abby in a clinch.
Abby landing knees to the head.
Boom is trying to drag Abby to the mat but Abby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Boom gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abby is trying to stand back up but Boom is controlling him

Abby makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Abby is breathing heavily.

Abby clinches.
A short left from Boom.

Boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abby walks into a jab.
Boom moves to clinch but Abby breaks away

and Abby counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boom's face.
Boom fails to pull guard.

Boom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boom wants to stand up but Abby is controlling him.
Boom trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boom wants to stand up but Abby is controlling him.
Boom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Boom manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Abby clinches.
A right hand to the body from Abby.
Abby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boom is keeping busy.
Abby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boom's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but Boom blocks with his arms.
Boom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abby.

Boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom shoots for a takedown but Abby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nikky Abby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Boom.
Boom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Abby closes the distance and clinches.
Abby tries to land knees in the clinch but Boom avoids the damage to the body.
Boom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boom tries to pull guard but Abby won't allow it.
Abby misses with a knee strike.
Boom avoiding damage as Abby throws knees to the body.
Abby lands with a short shot to the head.
Boom looking to throw knees to the head but Abby is blocking nicely.
Abby gets through Boom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boom can't get the takedown.
Abby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abby connects with a knee to the head.
Abby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boom is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Boom.
Boom scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boom Boom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Abby has closed the distance and engaged Boom in a clinch.

Abby breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Abby has closed the distance and engaged Boom in a clinch.
Abby working aggressively here.
Abby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abby throws an elbow but misses.
Boom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abby tries a knee to the head but Boom blocks it.
Abby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abby misses with a knee to the head.
Boom fails to pull guard.
Boom wants to break free but Abby has control.
Abby lands a knee to the body.
Abby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boom blocks it with crossed arms.
Boom scores with a knee to the head.
Abby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abby is pressed up against the cage. Boom has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abby down to the mat. Abby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nikky Abby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Boom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nikky Abby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Abby moves into range and clinches up with Boom.
Boom looking to throw knees to the head but Abby is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Boom.
Abby scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Boom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abby circles away from the clinch attempt

and Abby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abby.
Abby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abby lands a nice elbow.
Abby lands a knee to the head.

Boom manages to break the clinch.

Boom takes the fight into the clinch.
Abby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but Boom blocks with his arms.

Boom breaks the clinch.
Boom shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abby pinned against the cage. Abby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Abby forces Boom back against the cage and clinches.
Abby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boom tries to score a body lock takedown but Abby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abby.
Abby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Boom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boom on the side of the head.
Abby swinging wildly here.

Boom has managed to clinch.
Boom looking to throw knees to the head but Abby is blocking nicely.

Boom is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Abby can't fight it off and eventually Boom manages to take the fight to the floor. Abby looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Abby uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Abby clinches.
Boom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boom takes an elbow to the temple.
Boom tries to pull guard but Abby holds him up against the cage and eventually Boom drops back down to his feet.
Abby lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a knee strike.
Abby tries a knee to the head but Boom blocks it.
Knees to the body from Boom.
Boom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abby blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abby misses with an elbow strike.
Abby with a knee to the head.
Abby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boom.
Abby with a knee to the head.
Abby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boom avoids it.
Boom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boom wants to clinch

and Abby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Boom is trying to drag Abby to the mat but Abby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Abby lands a knee to the head.
Abby trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Abby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom tries to clinch there but Abby circles away.

Abby tries to keep at a distance but Boom has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is trying to break free.

Boom successfully pulls guard.
Boom throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Boom looking to control.
Abby prevents Boom from getting back to his feet.

Abby stands up from Boom's guard - Abby perhaps looking for a knockout.

Boom gets tackled into the cage by Abby. Abby maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom managing to block the knees to the body from Abby.
Abby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boom is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abby misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikky Abby dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Boom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abby, pushing him back against the cage.

Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Abby moves into the clinch successfully.
Boom tries to score a body lock takedown but Abby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abby connects with a knee to the head.
Boom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abby is defending well for now.
Boom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abby avoids it.
Boom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abby manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boom is defending well for now.
Abby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abby is pushing Boom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Abby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom with a knee to the head.
Abby trying to land knees to the body.
Boom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abby is defending well for now.
Abby tries to land knees in the clinch but Boom avoids the damage to the body.
Abby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abby missing with knees to the body.
Boom trying to land knees to the body.
Abby tries a body shot but Boom blocks it.
Abby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boom blocks it with crossed arms.
Abby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boom has him pressed against the cage.
Abby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boom is defending well for now.

Boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom looks for a takedown but Abby sprawls well.
Nikky Abby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Boom.

Abby has managed to clinch.
Boom trying to land knees to the body.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abby connects with a knee to the head.
Abby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boom is defending well for now.
Boom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Abby tries a knee to the head but Boom blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A hook to the body from Abby.

Boom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Abby closes the distance and clinches.
Abby presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boom is trying to push Abby away but Abby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abby missing with knees to the body.
Boom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abby's face.

Boom manages to break the clinch.

Boom gets tackled into the cage by Abby. Abby maintains the clinch.
Boom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abby just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boom blocks the elbow strike.

Boom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Abby gets a clinch.
Abby trying to land knees to the body.
Abby looking to throw knees to the head but Boom is blocking nicely.
Boom lands a knee to the head.
Boom goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abby prevents it.
Boom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abby avoids it.
Boom is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abby trying to land knees to the body.
Abby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikky Abby has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Boom has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Abby clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Boom cracks Abby with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Abby from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Boom missing with strikes from the back.
Can Abby hold on?! Boom is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Boom is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Abby. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Boom has Abby flattened out and is raining down punches.
Abby looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Abby is taking damage to the body and head.
Abby is trapped and Boom is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is punishing Abby with strikes - can he finish him?!
Boom lands a shot to the head.
Boom is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Boom gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Boom gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Boom apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Abby clinches.
Abby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Boom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Boom is trying to trip Abby. He has hold of a leg but Abby is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Boom persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom trying to control but Abby is working from the bottom.
Boom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom wants to pass the guard but Abby is keeping the position.

Boom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boom Boom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boom Boom!